Run status polling: polling vs webhooks

import time
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI()

# Create a thread
thread = client.beta.threads.create()
thread_id = thread.id

# Add a message
client.beta.threads.messages.create(
    thread_id=thread_id,
    role="user",
    content="What is 2+2?"
)

# Create a run (async)
run = client.beta.threads.runs.create(
    thread_id=thread_id,
    assistant_id="asst_abc123xyz"
)
run_id = run.id

# Polling with exponential backoff
wait_time = 0.5
max_wait_time = 5.0
max_total_wait = 60.0
start_time = time.time()

while True:
    elapsed = time.time() - start_time
    if elapsed > max_total_wait:
        print(f"Timeout: run did not complete in {max_total_wait}s")
        break
    
    run = client.beta.threads.runs.retrieve(thread_id=thread_id, run_id=run_id)
    
    if run.status == "completed":
        print(f"Run completed. Status: {run.status}")
        messages = client.beta.threads.messages.list(thread_id=thread_id)
        print(f"Response: {messages.data[0].content[0].text}")
        break
    elif run.status in ["failed", "expired", "cancelled"]:
        print(f"Run failed with status: {run.status}")
        if run.last_error:
            print(f"Error: {run.last_error.message}")
        break
    else:
        print(f"Status: {run.status}. Waiting {wait_time}s...")
        time.sleep(wait_time)
        wait_time = min(wait_time * 1.5, max_wait_time)