release: 3.41.0 (#4195)

Automated Release PR
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##
[3.41.0](v3.40.0...v3.41.0)
(2026-10-28)


### Features

* **api:** accept typed references in Realtime response inputs
([#4189](#4189))
([8ecb487](8ecb487))
* **api:** add response tool usage models
([#4201](#4201))
([55fc500](55fc500))
* **api:** filter agent sessions by metadata
([#4200](#4200))
([77fd116](77fd116))
* **websocket:** recover queued binary frames after reconnect
([#4191](#4191))
([f079868](f079868))


### Bug Fixes

* **examples:** detect incomplete WebSocket responses
([#4187](#4187))
([8559299](8559299))
* **examples:** handle interruptions and disconnects in push-to-talk
([#4192](#4192))
([35fc9f3](35fc9f3))
* keep consumer fixtures clean under strict Pyright
([#4204](#4204))
([5012565](5012565))


### Chores

* **api:** document upcoming model shutdowns
([#4199](#4199))
([5b43cce](5b43cce))
* **api:** update image-model documentation
([#4198](#4198))
([fa67521](fa67521))
* enforce generated-file ownership
([#4193](#4193))
([1b37b9a](1b37b9a))
* migrate development type checking to ty
([#4202](#4202))
([45b9531](45b9531))

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+  ".": "3.41.0"
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CHANGELOG.md

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 # Changelog
 
+## [3.41.0](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/compare/v3.40.0...v3.41.0) (2026-10-28)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **api:** accept typed references in Realtime response inputs ([#4189](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/4189)) ([8ecb487](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/8ecb487ceb746f3af492c2d94083eb4e5d82a14f))
+* **api:** add response tool usage models ([#4201](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/4201)) ([55fc500](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/55fc5008533deef3ad99ab6ffe48021e95aa22c2))
+* **api:** filter agent sessions by metadata ([#4200](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/4200)) ([77fd116](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/77fd116d2326bc828bb23d4fd7960142972293a4))
+* **websocket:** recover queued binary frames after reconnect ([#4191](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/4191)) ([f079868](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/f0798682d36be3bb79293d40c260cd93dbabf939))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **examples:** detect incomplete WebSocket responses ([#4187](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/4187)) ([8559299](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/8559299f866af4931293e9392f2829a20c545c0b))
+* **examples:** handle interruptions and disconnects in push-to-talk ([#4192](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/4192)) ([35fc9f3](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/35fc9f33a769858475f2f512112c4256480fff41))
+* keep consumer fixtures clean under strict Pyright ([#4204](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/4204)) ([5012565](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/501256573272e172fb5a39ecf36ca0c27f1ea40d))
+
+
+### Chores
+
+* **api:** document upcoming model shutdowns ([#4199](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/4199)) ([5b43cce](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/5b43cceea4a25bc1b9ed1b08f087408b47981083))
+* **api:** update image-model documentation ([#4198](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/4198)) ([fa67521](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/fa67521e1c59f11fb5cba7ef8b9b35b5fcac2ae4))
+* enforce generated-file ownership ([#4193](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/4193)) ([1b37b9a](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/1b37b9a85e857a7ada4db661bf867bf680290ccf))
+* migrate development type checking to ty ([#4202](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/4202)) ([45b9531](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/45b9531d549df9b7c4af267d66ac5a5999bd9d31))
+
 ## [3.40.0](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/compare/v3.39.0...v3.40.0) (2026-10-27)
 
 

pyproject.toml

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 description = "The official Python library for the openai API"
 dynamic = ["readme"]
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src/openai/_version.py

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 __title__ = "openai"
-__version__ = "3.40.0"  # x-release-please-version
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