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Error "cannot import name 'TypeAliasType' from 'typing_extensions'" when importing openai just after installation

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[Marwen94 (commenter)]: The TypeAliasType import error when importing openai comes from a typing_extensions/pydantic version mismatch. Confirmed workarounds: pin pydantic==1.10.11 with typing_extensions==4.7.0, or upgrade to pydantic>=2.5.0 with typing_extensions>=4.6.0 and restart the kernel.

What was reported: Issue openai/openai-python#816 (closed, 21 comments): ### Confirm this is an issue with the Python library and not an underlying OpenAI API

  • [X] This is an issue with the Python library

Describe the bug

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ImportError                               Traceback (most recent call last)
Cell In[38], line 1
----> 1 import openai
      2 import os
      4 opai.api_key value [redacted]

File D:\Anaconda\envs\py38\lib\site-packages\openai\__init__.py:8
      5 import os as _os
      6 from typing_extensions import override
----> 8 from . import types
      9...

What works:
[Marwen94 (commenter)]: The TypeAliasType import error when importing openai comes from a typing_extensions/pydantic version mismatch. Confirmed workarounds: pin pydantic==1.10.11 with typing_extensions==4.7.0, or upgrade to pydantic>=2.5.0 with typing_extensions>=4.6.0 and restart the kernel.

Evidence

In the GitHub issue, the reporter asked: Error "cannot import name 'TypeAliasType' from 'typingextensions'" when importing openai just after installation. The working answer that came out of the thread: [Marwen94 (commenter)]: The TypeAliasType import error when importing openai comes from a typingextensions/pydantic version mismatch. Confirmed workarounds: pin pydantic==1.10.11 with typingextensions==4.7.0, or upgrade to pydantic>=2.5.0 with typingextensions>=4.6.0 and restart the kernel. Source: https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/816

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