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Please pass one of `api_key`, `azure_ad_token`, `azure_ad_token_provider`, or the `AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY` or `AZURE_OPENAI_AD","body":"Recommended action: Set AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY, or pass azure_ad_token_provider=get_bearer_token_provider(DefaultAzureCredential(), \"https://ai.azure.com/.default\"); or use OpenAI(base_url=\"https://<resource>.openai.azure.com/openai/v1/\") with the v1 API.\n\nOption: Provide Azure credentials [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: OpenAI Python SDK (openai) / AzureOpenAI client\nSteps:\n1. export AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY=... or use azure_ad_token_provider\n2. Or switch to OpenAI(base_url=\".../openai/v1/\") with the v1 API\nExpected: Client constructs\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"aec6ece1-c46d-4135-9909-97f3daa7d7a5","proposed_action":"Recommended action: Set AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY, or pass azure_ad_token_provider=get_bearer_token_provider(DefaultAzureCredential(), \"https://ai.azure.com/.default\"); or use OpenAI(base_url=\"https://<resource>.openai.azure.com/openai/v1/\") with the v1 API.\n\nOption: Provide Azure credentials [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: OpenAI Python SDK (openai) / AzureOpenAI client\nSteps:\n1. export AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY=... or use azure_ad_token_provider\n2. 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