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fix(client): normalize and strip model names before request
## Summary This change improves how model names are handled inside `_base_client.py`. Previously, if a developer passed a model name with uppercase letters (e.g. `"GPT-4O-MINI"`) or extra spaces (e.g. `" gpt-4o-mini "`), the client would send it directly to the API. Since the backend is strict and only accepts exact lowercase identifiers (like `"gpt-4o-mini"`), this would cause: ``` BadRequestError: unexpected model name format ``` --- ## Changes - Added a normalization step in `BaseClient._build_request`: - Automatically converts model names to lowercase. - Removes leading/trailing whitespace. --- ## Why This small improvement: - Prevents confusing **400 errors** when users accidentally use uppercase or spacing. - Makes the SDK more developer-friendly and forgiving without altering API behavior. - Increases compatibility across both **OpenAI** and **Gemini** endpoints (since Gemini APIs accessed through the OpenAI Agent SDK also require strict lowercase model identifiers). - Keeps compatibility with existing OpenAI models — now `"GPT-4"`, `" gPt-4 "`, and `"gpt-4"` all resolve correctly. --- ## Examples ### Before (OpenAI model) ```python client.chat.completions.create(model="GPT-4O-MINI", messages=[...]) # ❌ Error: unexpected model name format ``` ### After (OpenAI model) ```python client.chat.completions.create(model="GPT-4O-MINI", messages=[...]) # ✅ Works: normalized to "gpt-4o-mini" ``` --- ### Before (Gemini model used with `OpenAIChatCompletionsModel`) ```python client = AsyncOpenAI( api_key=API_KEY, base_url="https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/openai/" ) model = OpenAIChatCompletionsModel( model=" Gemini-2.5-flash ", # note extra spaces / mixed casing openai_client=client, ) # ❌ Error: unexpected model name format ``` ### After (Gemini model with fix applied) ```python model = OpenAIChatCompletionsModel( model=" GeMiNi-2.5-flAsH ", openai_client=client, ) # ✅ Works: normalized to "gemini-2.5-flash" ``` --- ## Impact - 🚫 No breaking changes. - ✅ Safer and more user-friendly client behavior. - ✅ Prevents tricky case/spacing bugs for both OpenAI and Gemini model IDs. - ✅ Helps beginners and production apps avoid unnecessary API errors. --- ## 🔑 Why This Matters Whether using standard **OpenAI models** (`gpt-4o`, `gpt-4o-mini`, etc.) or integrating **Google Gemini models** via the OpenAI Agent SDK, developers will no longer run into frustrating case/format errors just because of casing or whitespace. This makes the SDK **robust, cross-compatible, and beginner-friendly**.
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src/openai/_base_client.py

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raise RuntimeError(f"Unexpected JSON data type, {type(json_data)}, cannot merge with `extra_body`")
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# --- PATCH START (Normalize model name) ---
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if isinstance(json_data, dict) and "model" in json_data:
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if isinstance(json_data["model"], str):
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json_data["model"] = json_data["model"].strip().lower()
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# --- PATCH END ---
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headers = self._build_headers(options, retries_taken=retries_taken)
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params = _merge_mappings(self.default_query, options.params)
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content_type = headers.get("Content-Type")

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