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anthropic Anthropic Python SDK Releases · · 1.6.0

Anthropic Python SDK v1.6.0 Released with AI Tooling & API Enhancements

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Version 1.6.0 of the Anthropic Python SDK introduces several new API features and client-side improvements. These updates enhance tool usage for Managed Agents, add beta features like compaction and `thinking_mismatch_allowed` for input transformations, and improve credential handling and retry logic. Developers using the Anthropic Python SDK, particularly those building applications with Managed Agents or requiring advanced API functionalities, are affected by these changes. The release includes beta features for compaction and input transformations, alongside various bug fixes.

  • →add auto mode tool permissions for Managed Agents
  • →add compaction parameter and signed compaction blocks (beta)
  • →add enum types for workspace data-residency geo fields
  • →add thinking_mismatch_allowed entries to input_transformations (beta)
  • →add url_sources to the web fetch tool
Features (7) ›
  • api add auto mode tool permissions for Managed Agents
    909d92f
  • api add compaction parameter and signed compaction blocks (beta)
    8689179
  • api add enum types for workspace data-residency geo fields
    3dc6dbf
  • api add thinking_mismatch_allowed entries to input_transformations (beta)
    14d1792
  • api add url_sources to the web fetch tool
    4ba7115
  • api add workspace_id parameter to user profiles methods
    1c359b2
  • client support async credential token providers
    95e93f7
Fixes (6) ›
  • api mark usage iteration model as nullable
    520d000
  • api use one input transformation type for message and delta event
    ae86d7d
  • client honor Retry-After values above 60 seconds
    2d03ba2
  • client ignore invalid Retry-After values and validate maxRetries
    909d92f
  • client retry connection errors in the async client and stop blocking in the coroutine retry loop
    909d92f
  • client use the default backoff when Retry-After is out of range
    3d15f04
Maintenance (10) ›
  • deps bump aiohttp, pygments and pytest in the dev lockfile
    005ad11
  • deps require anyio 4.1 or later
    79b4175
  • docs clarify that session_thread_id on tool use events is informational
    2ac7b60
  • docs correct the compaction beta's parameter descriptions
    5048c9a
  • internal sort the imports in beta_message.py
    0a92f91
  • tests define the model tests' type alias at module level
    98c3a7a
  • tests stop the mock server without failing a passing test run
    d28aea7
  • api clarify usage.iterations entry typing under server-side fallback
    bb06629
  • stop documenting unions with their first variant's description
    7a94250
  • use markdown formatting in most docstrings
    25f344f
Read the original announcement →

https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-python/releases/tag/v1.6.0

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