Assistants API not importing

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Hi. I’m trying to use the new Assistants API. Here is the code I’m using: `from openai import OpenAI

openai.api_key = “■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■VqeUz38Y”

client = OpenAI()

run = client.beta.threads.create_and_run(
assistant_id=“asst_IgmpQTah3ZfPHCVZjTqAY8Kv”,
thread={
“messages”: [
{“role”: “user”, “content”: “Explain deep learning to a 5 year old.”}
]
}
)
` The error I’m getting is: line 3, in
openai.api_key = “■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■VqeUz38Y”
NameError: name ‘openai’ is not defined. Did you mean: ‘OpenAI’? I don’t know what I’m doing wrong, I just can’t import OpenAI.

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seeing the same type of results in my tests using what was documented for the api. I used the math example and this was the results.: PS E:\Ai\AIUI\Izzy> python test.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “E:\Ai\AIUI\Izzy\test.py”, line 7, in
assistant = openai.Assistant.create(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: module ‘openai’ has no attribute ‘Assistant’
PS E:\Ai\AIUI\Izzy>
did a pip upgrade as well on open.ai to be sure that there was not a new version.

import openai

Make sure to use your own API key and keep it secure

openai.api_key = ‘xxxxx’

Step 1: Create an Assistant

assistant = openai.Assistant.create(
name=“Math Tutor”,
instructions=“You are a personal math tutor. Write and run code to answer math questions.”,
tools=[{“type”: “code_interpreter”}],
model=“gpt-4-1106-preview”
)

Step 2: Create a Thread

thread = openai.Thread.create()

Step 3: Add a Message to a Thread

message = openai.Message.create(
thread_id=thread.id,
role=“user”,
content=“I need to solve the equation 3x + 11 = 14. Can you help me?”
)

Step 4: Run the Assistant

run = openai.Run.create(
assistant_id=assistant.id,
thread_id=thread.id
)

Step 5: Retrieve the response from the assistant

messages = openai.Message.list(thread_id=thread.id)

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You need to import both openai and OpenAI, as well as set your key as an environment variable. Try this:

import openai
import os
from openai import OpenAI

os.environ[“OPENAI_API_KEY”]=“YOUR_KEY_HERE”
client = OpenAI()

assistant = client.beta.assistants.create(
name=“Math Tutor”,
instructions=“You are a personal math tutor. Write and run code to answer math questions.”,
tools=[{“type”: “code_interpreter”}],
model=“gpt-4-1106-preview”
)

print(assistant)

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I’m still getting this error: line 3, in
from openai import OpenAI
ImportError: cannot import name ‘OpenAI’ from ‘openai’ (/home/pi/.local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/openai/init.py)

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I am having same issue. It seems it’s right in front of me, but I don’t know what the issue is.

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I have the same issue. Please share if you found solutions. Thank you!

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It seems to be working now. I was able to upload a csv file, with both code int and retrieval on, and it finally works.
I had been trying all day and the only workaround I found was to disable the retrieval tool: i was then able to upload the desired doc and chat with it. If it’s still not working for you, try that :slight_smile:

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I don’t think that’s the problem; I just can’t import OpenAI: line 3, in
from openai import OpenAI
ImportError: cannot import name ‘OpenAI’ from ‘openai’ (/home/pi/.local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/openai/init.py)

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UPDATE: Now, its working on my PC, but I need it to run on a Pi for a project I’m working on. Does anyone know how to fix that? The error for the pi: line 3, in
from openai import OpenAI
ImportError: cannot import name ‘OpenAI’ from ‘openai’ (/home/pi/.local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/openai/init.py) No error on the PC: Assistant(id=‘asst_xHQVmjMR4LIiXJxVcFEmwswW’, created_at=1699553110, description=None, file_ids=, instructions=‘You are a personal math tutor. Write and run code to answer math questions.’, metadata={}, model=‘gpt-4-1106-preview’, name=‘Math Tutor’, object=‘assistant’, tools=[ToolCodeInterpreter(type=‘code_interpreter’)])

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UPDATE: The problem has been fixed! All you have to do is run: pip install --upgrade openai

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also one also needs to check that the openai package they’re importing is the one they’ve upgraded to >= 1.2

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I am still getting the same error. I ugraded the open AI package and I have 1.2.4 installed.

Requirement already satisfied: openai in d:\ai\lib\site-packages (1.2.4)

AttributeError: module ‘openai’ has no attribute ‘Assistant’

Please advise

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Me too. This has been a nightmare, so far. Every tutorial has a different way of doing this and none of them seem to work.