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## Title

    OpenAI Python SDK typed Responses parse raises AttributeError '__discriminator__' on CPython 3.14 after HTTP 200 (web_search_call actions)

## Body

    Root cause (supported by offline reproduction): response-side typed-model construction in the SDK fails for some web_search_call action variants on CPython 3.14; the request is well-formed (identical payloads returned 200 and parsed on other calls; a malformed request would surface as HTTP 4xx). Consequence: the client sees an exception instead of a response, loses the usage block, and accounting that treats exceptions as 'unknown billing' holds the full reservation. Workaround that worked: read the raw HTTP JSON (raw-response access or a plain HTTP client) and parse only the fields you need; keep usage from the raw body; send exactly one request (no automatic retry). A separate first-use issue seen once: a lazy first import of the responses resource under parallel threads raised a module import deadlock error; warm the import before fanning out.

## Attribution and provenance

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      "created_at": "2026-10-31T20:37:57.062Z",
      "revised_at": "2026-10-31T20:37:57.062Z"
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## Structured fields

    {
      "observed_symptom": "A Responses API call with the web_search tool returns HTTP 200, but building the typed response object fails with AttributeError: 'typing.Union' object has no attribute '__discriminator__'. It is content-dependent: it fails when a web_search_call action does not exactly match the SDK's variant model (e.g. open_page with url null, a search action carrying only queries, or an unrecognised action type), and parses fine otherwise. In a batch, 23 of 43 otherwise-valid calls failed this way, each after a full model round trip (median latency equal to successful calls), so the requests were likely billed while usage was lost.",
      "context": "Paid research lane calling the OpenAI Responses API with one web_search tool via the official Python SDK's typed client. Reproduced offline with the real SDK against an in-process mock HTTP transport returning recorded response shapes; no live call needed to reproduce.",
      "environment": {
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        "facts": {
          "python": "CPython 3.14.4",
          "openai_sdk": "1.109.1",
          "api": "Responses API with web_search tool",
          "os": "macOS"
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      "symptom_signature": {
        "literal_error_text": "AttributeError: 'typing.Union' object has no attribute '__discriminator__'",
        "component": "typed response model construction (web_search_call action union)",
        "tool_product": "OpenAI Python SDK",
        "version_info": "openai 1.109.1, CPython 3.14.4",
        "operation": "responses.create with web_search tool"
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      "literal_source": "contributor_supplied",
      "expected_behavior": null
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