21 August 2026

LLM tool breaks after OpenAI library removes dependency

• LLM, a command-line tool for running AI models locally, stopped working on fresh installations when OpenAI's Python library dropped its httpx dependency.
• LLM had been indirectly relying on httpx through the OpenAI library without declaring it as its own dependency, creating a hidden fragility.
• Version 0.32.1 of LLM fixes the issue by explicitly including httpx as a declared dependency.

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Fresh installs of LLM stopped working after the OpenAI Python library removed its dependency on httpx. LLM had been relying on httpx through that transitive dependency, exposing a fragile dependency chain that has now been fixed.