How to connect to OpenAI assistant through API?

connect-to-openai-assistant.py

from time import sleep

from openai import OpenAI

question_to_be_asked = "add exception for `a = 1/0`"

assistant_id = "asst_sniCqROg8nEFXNBwYoz2sE64"

client = OpenAI(api_key="your_key_here")

thread = client.beta.threads.create()

message = client.beta.threads.messages.create(
    thread_id=thread.id,
    role="user",
    content=question_to_be_asked
)

run = client.beta.threads.runs.create(
    assistant_id=assistant_id,
    thread_id = thread.id
)

while True:
    run = client.beta.threads.runs.retrieve(thread_id=thread.id, run_id=run.id)
    if run.status == "completed":
        messages = client.beta.threads.messages.list(thread_id=thread.id)
        print(messages) # response from assistant will be printed here
        break 
    else:
        sleep(10)

YES!