Add back support for OPENAI_API_BASE environment variable

[igoralveslima]

Confirm this is a feature request for the Python library and not the underlying OpenAI API.

• This is a feature request for the Python library

Describe the feature or improvement you're requesting

For my environment I need to configure this library via environment variables. I use to be able to define the base URL via OPENAI_API_BASE but no longer can. I am also not able to define a base_url and a AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT at the same time.

I understand v1 now exposes the ability for set base_url with _httpx.URL, but after reading the httpx documentation, it does not seem immediately clear how to do so via environment variables.

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[rattrayalex]

Thanks, we're working on this! It'll be under a different name.

[igoralveslima]

Great to hear, thanks for the reply @rattrayalex

[johanste]

In the meantime, there are docs here that shows how to use the library to talk to Azure OpenAI endpoints.

[piiq]

Hi 👋, is there any update on this one?

I've seen in #624 that it's going to be OPENAI_BASE_URL instead of OPENAI_API_BASE, but IIUC it's not there yet

[rattrayalex]

This is indeed supported now with the OPENAI_BASE_URL environment variable, as documented here: https://github.com/openai/openai-python#configuring-the-http-client

[rattrayalex]

Hm, take another look? What version of the SDK are you on, what environment variable are you providing, how are you instantiating the client, and what behavior are you seeing?

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On Sun, Nov 26 2023 at 2:22 AM, Theodore Aptekarev ***@***.***> wrote: @rattrayalex <https://github.com/rattrayalex> I don't see any mention of the env variable in the section you linked. Also from my test yesterday this variable is not supported. Could you kindly explain how to use the env variable, please? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#745 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAFL6LWQ2JQH5ACVTPCSPMTYGLU4DAVCNFSM6AAAAAA7DSQYXKVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMYTQMRWG4YDGNJQHE> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[piiq]

Sorry, my comment yesterday (deleted) was not accurate. It's all good on my end, thanks a lot.
🙏💪❤️

[levy9527]

I've test on my computer, in 2024, openai 1.6.x, you still can and should use the env var: OPENAI_API_BASE='https://api.your-domain.com/v1'