openai · aibrahim-oai · May 8, 2026 · May 8, 2026
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-release-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-release-windows.yml
@@ -220,47 +220,6 @@ jobs:
               "$dest/${binary}-${{ matrix.target }}.exe"
           done
 
-      - name: Build Python runtime wheel
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-
-          case "${{ matrix.target }}" in
-            aarch64-pc-windows-msvc)
-              platform_tag="win_arm64"
-              ;;
-            x86_64-pc-windows-msvc)
-              platform_tag="win_amd64"
-              ;;
-            *)
-              echo "No Python runtime wheel platform tag for ${{ matrix.target }}"
-              exit 1
-              ;;
-          esac
-
-          python -m pip install build
-
-          stage_dir="${RUNNER_TEMP}/openai-codex-cli-bin-${{ matrix.target }}"
-          wheel_dir="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/python-runtime-dist/${{ matrix.target }}"
-          # Keep the helpers next to codex.exe in the runtime wheel so Windows
-          # sandbox/elevation lookup matches the standalone release zip.
-          python "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/sdk/python/scripts/update_sdk_artifacts.py" \
-            stage-runtime \
-            "$stage_dir" \
-            "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/codex-rs/target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/codex.exe" \
-            --codex-version "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" \
-            --platform-tag "$platform_tag" \
-            --resource-binary "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/codex-rs/target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/codex-command-runner.exe" \
-            --resource-binary "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/codex-rs/target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/codex-windows-sandbox-setup.exe"
-          python -m build --wheel --outdir "$wheel_dir" "$stage_dir"
-
-      - name: Upload Python runtime wheel
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
-        with:
-          name: python-runtime-wheel-${{ matrix.target }}
-          path: python-runtime-dist/${{ matrix.target }}/*.whl
-          if-no-files-found: error
-
       - name: Install DotSlash
         uses: facebook/install-dotslash@1e4e7b3e07eaca387acb98f1d4720e0bee8dbb6a # v2
 

diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-release.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-release.yml
@@ -399,61 +399,6 @@ jobs:
             cp target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/codex-${{ matrix.target }}.dmg "$dest/codex-${{ matrix.target }}.dmg"
           fi
 
-      - name: Build Python runtime wheel
-        if: ${{ matrix.bundle == 'primary' }}
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-
-          case "${{ matrix.target }}" in
-            aarch64-apple-darwin)
-              platform_tag="macosx_11_0_arm64"
-              ;;
-            x86_64-apple-darwin)
-              platform_tag="macosx_10_9_x86_64"
-              ;;
-            aarch64-unknown-linux-musl)
-              platform_tag="musllinux_1_1_aarch64"
-              ;;
-            x86_64-unknown-linux-musl)
-              platform_tag="musllinux_1_1_x86_64"
-              ;;
-            *)
-              echo "No Python runtime wheel platform tag for ${{ matrix.target }}"
-              exit 1
-              ;;
-          esac
-
-          python3 -m pip install build
-
-          stage_dir="${RUNNER_TEMP}/openai-codex-cli-bin-${{ matrix.target }}"
-          wheel_dir="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/python-runtime-dist/${{ matrix.target }}"
-          resource_args=()
-          if [[ "${{ matrix.target }}" == *linux* ]]; then
-            # Keep bwrap in the runtime wheel so Linux sandbox fallback behavior
-            # matches the standalone release bundle on hosts without system bwrap.
-            resource_args+=(
-              --resource-binary
-              "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/codex-rs/target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/bwrap"
-            )
-          fi
-          python3 "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/sdk/python/scripts/update_sdk_artifacts.py" \
-            stage-runtime \
-            "$stage_dir" \
-            "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/codex-rs/target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/codex" \
-            --codex-version "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" \
-            --platform-tag "$platform_tag" \
-            "${resource_args[@]}"
-          python3 -m build --wheel --outdir "$wheel_dir" "$stage_dir"
-
-      - name: Upload Python runtime wheel
-        if: ${{ matrix.bundle == 'primary' }}
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
-        with:
-          name: python-runtime-wheel-${{ matrix.target }}
-          path: python-runtime-dist/${{ matrix.target }}/*.whl
-          if-no-files-found: error
-
       - name: Compress artifacts
         shell: bash
         run: |
@@ -533,7 +478,6 @@ jobs:
       tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
       should_publish_npm: ${{ steps.npm_publish_settings.outputs.should_publish }}
       npm_tag: ${{ steps.npm_publish_settings.outputs.npm_tag }}
-      should_publish_python_runtime: ${{ steps.python_runtime_publish_settings.outputs.should_publish }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -610,22 +554,6 @@ jobs:
             echo "npm_tag=" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
 
-      - name: Determine Python runtime publish settings
-        id: python_runtime_publish_settings
-        env:
-          VERSION: ${{ steps.release_name.outputs.name }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          version="${VERSION}"
-
-          if [[ "${version}" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-            echo "should_publish=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          elif [[ "${version}" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+-alpha\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-            echo "should_publish=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          else
-            echo "should_publish=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          fi
-
       - name: Setup pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@a8198c4bff370c8506180b035930dea56dbd5288 # v5
         with:
@@ -859,48 +787,6 @@ jobs:
             exit "${publish_status}"
           done
 
-  # Publish the platform-specific Python runtime wheels using PyPI trusted publishing.
-  # PyPI project configuration must trust this workflow and job. Keep this
-  # non-blocking while the Python runtime publishing path is new; failures still
-  # need release follow-up, but should not invalidate the Rust release itself.
-  publish-python-runtime:
-    # Publish to PyPI for stable releases and alpha pre-releases with numeric suffixes.
-    if: ${{ needs.release.outputs.should_publish_python_runtime == 'true' }}
-    name: publish-python-runtime
-    needs: release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    continue-on-error: true
-    environment: pypi
-    permissions:
-      id-token: write # Required for PyPI trusted publishing.
-      contents: read
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Download Python runtime wheels from release
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ needs.release.outputs.tag }}
-          RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ needs.release.outputs.version }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          python_version="$RELEASE_VERSION"
-          python_version="${python_version/-alpha./a}"
-          python_version="${python_version/-beta./b}"
-          python_version="${python_version/-rc./rc}"
-
-          mkdir -p dist/python-runtime
-          gh release download "$RELEASE_TAG" \
-            --repo "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}" \
-            --pattern "openai_codex_cli_bin-${python_version}-*.whl" \
-            --dir dist/python-runtime
-          ls -lh dist/python-runtime
-
-      - name: Publish Python runtime wheels to PyPI
-        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@ed0c53931b1dc9bd32cbe73a98c7f6766f8a527e # v1.13.0
-        with:
-          packages-dir: dist/python-runtime
-          skip-existing: true
-
   winget:
     name: winget
     needs: release

diff --git a/sdk/python/README.md b/sdk/python/README.md
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ This supports the CI release flow:
 - run `generate-types` before packaging
 - stage `openai-codex-app-server-sdk` once with an exact `openai-codex-cli-bin==...` dependency
 - stage `openai-codex-cli-bin` on each supported platform runner with the same pinned runtime version
-- build and publish `openai-codex-cli-bin` as platform wheels only through PyPI trusted publishing; do not publish an sdist
+- build and publish `openai-codex-cli-bin` as platform wheels only; do not publish an sdist
 
 ## Compatibility and versioning