# Failed Run Status when using assistance&threads **URL:** \ **Category:** API\ **Tags:** chatgpt\ **Created:** [November 26, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/failed-run-status-when-using-assistance-threads/528095 "2023-11-26T22:38:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![clashofclanstownhall](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/clashofclanstownhall/32/260596_2.png) [@clashofclanstownhall](https://community.openai.com/u/clashofclanstownhall)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/failed-run-status-when-using-assistance-threads/528095/1 "2023-11-26T22:38:00Z")
Hello im pretty desperate…I’m trying to implement a chatbot based on chatgpt. Therefore I have looked up a script which should be working, accoriding to the sources - To get started with a first API call…But my request all get a failed run status… I tried several different python script e.q. this one here: from openai import OpenAI import time client = OpenAI(api\_key=“xxx”) assistant = client.beta.assistants.create( name=“Code Assistant”, instructions=“You are a code helper for beginners. Write, execute, and explain code to best answer questions.”, tools=[{“type”: “code\_interpreter”}], model=“gpt-3.5-turbo” ) thread = client.beta.threads.create() message = client.beta.threads.messages.create( thread\_id=thread.id, role=“user”, content=“How does recursion work? Give an example in Python.” ) run = client.beta.threads.runs.create( thread\_id=thread.id, assistant\_id=assistant.id, instructions=“Explain as simply as possible, the user is a beginner.” ) while True: run\_status = client.beta.threads.runs.retrieve(thread\_id=thread.id, run\_id=run.id) print(f"Run status: {run\_status.status}") if run\_status.status == ‘completed’: break time.sleep(1) # Wait for a second before checking again messages = client.beta.threads.messages.list( thread\_id=thread.id ) assistant\_response = messages.data[0].content[0].text.value print(assistant\_response) Can you spot the problem? Thank you in advance ---
**Author:** ![GuilhermeZago](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/guilhermezago/32/238399_2.png) [@GuilhermeZago](https://community.openai.com/u/GuilhermeZago)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/failed-run-status-when-using-assistance-threads/528095/2 "2023-11-26T22:53:09Z")
> [@clashofclanstownhall](#): > > from openai import OpenAI > import time > > client = OpenAI(api\_key=“xxx”) > > assistant = client.beta.assistants.create( > name=“Code Assistant”, > instructions=“You are a code helper for beginners. Write, execute, and explain code to best answer questions.”, > tools=[{“type”: “code\_interpreter”}], > model=“gpt-3.5-turbo” > ) > > thread = client.beta.threads.create() > > message = client.beta.threads.messages.create( > thread\_id=thread.id, > role=“user”, > content=“How does recursion work? Give an example in Python.” > ) > > run = client.beta.threads.runs.create( > thread\_id=thread.id, > assistant\_id=assistant.id, > instructions=“Explain as simply as possible, the user is a beginner.” > ) > > while True: > run\_status = client.beta.threads.runs.retrieve(thread\_id=thread.id, > run\_id=run.id) > print(f"Run status: {run\_status.status}") > if run\_status.status == ‘completed’: > break > time.sleep(1) # Wait for a second before checking again > > messages = client.beta.threads.messages.list( > thread\_id=thread.id > ) > > assistant\_response = messages.data[0].content[0].text.value > > print(assistant\_response) Can you explain further what is going on? Maybe a screenshot? I just copy pasted your code and it worked flawlessly: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/4X/e/d/1/ed132bd9f16454bd7e9ee616108f4c5192f2f33c.jpeg) Edit: I only had to update the _ **"** _ and _ **'** _, but usually its due to the copy paste from the web ---
**Author:** ![\_j](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/_j/32/766292_2.png) [@\_j](https://community.openai.com/u/_j)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/failed-run-status-when-using-assistance-threads/528095/3 "2023-11-26T23:59:30Z")
> [@clashofclanstownhall](#): > > client = OpenAI(api\_key=“xxx”) You need to remove the lack of a key, just leave the api\_key parameter out, and instead set an environment variable in your operating system OPENAI\_API\_KEY with an API key from your account. Python should be version 3.8-3.11. Then you’ll need to again run `pip install --upgrade openai` to get the latest version installed. None of the scripts or files in your program directory - especially your own program - should be named openai. They would get called instead of the correct library. Then - that code is an “assistant” a very poor way to enter the world of interacting with OpenAI AI models. Here’s a script I made to be as simple as possible, while still supporting: - latest openai python methods - demonstration of system and user messages, and maintaining a chat history - introduces itself, giving immediate confirmation all is working without you needing to type - giving a limited number of past chat turns back to the AI for context understanding - streaming output to the python console (without any formatting) - looping conversation until you type “exit” ```auto from openai import OpenAI client = OpenAI() system = [{"role": "system", "content": """You are a chatbot, giving expert answers."""}] user = [{"role": "user", "content": "brief introduction?"}] chat = [] while not user[0]['content'] == "exit": response = client.chat.completions.create( messages = system + chat[-10:] + user, model="gpt-3.5-turbo", top_p=0.9, stream=True) reply = "" for delta in response: if not delta.choices[0].finish_reason: word = delta.choices[0].delta.content or "" reply += word print(word, end ="") chat += user + [{"role": "assistant", "content": reply}] user = [{"role": "user", "content": input("\nPrompt: ")}] ``` ---
**Author:** ![hollinwakefield](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/hollinwakefield/32/261493_2.png) [@hollinwakefield](https://community.openai.com/u/hollinwakefield)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/failed-run-status-when-using-assistance-threads/528095/4 "2023-11-27T19:29:20Z")
It’s important to keep in mind that OP is asking about assistants and threads, so “stream=true” will not work right now, as that’s currently a limitation of the assistants API. ---
**Author:** ![landed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/landed/32/448350_2.png) [@landed](https://community.openai.com/u/landed)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 11:03am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/failed-run-status-when-using-assistance-threads/528095/5 "2024-02-09T11:03:30Z")
I have a very similar issue and my code was running ok 2 days ago. I thought the system may have been overloaded or something. I have looked at the comments posted here but nothing seemed to be clear what to do. Yes I am a beginner with Python but this was working. ```auto def wait_for_run_completion(thread_id, run_id, timeout=50): start_time = time.time() while time.time() - start_time < timeout: print(time.time() - start_time) run_status = client.beta.threads.runs.retrieve(thread_id=thread_id, run_id=run_id) print(run_status.status,"\n\n\n") if run_status.status == 'completed': return run_status elif run_status.status == 'failed': quit() time.sleep(10) raise TimeoutError("Run did not complete within the specified timeout.") ``` ---
**Author:** ![zorangrete](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/zorangrete/32/296553_2.png) [@zorangrete](https://community.openai.com/u/zorangrete)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/failed-run-status-when-using-assistance-threads/528095/6 "2025-03-05T19:24:17Z")
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