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Author: alexander-alderman-webb

sentry_sdk/ai/_openai_completions_api.py

@@ -5,16 +5,20 @@
         ChatCompletionMessageParam,
         ChatCompletionSystemMessageParam,
     )
-    from typing import Iterable, Union
+    from typing import Iterable
+
+
+def _is_system_instruction(message: "ChatCompletionMessageParam"):
+    return isinstance(message, dict) and message.get("role") == "system"
 
 
 def _get_system_instructions(
-    messages: "Iterable[Union[ChatCompletionMessageParam, str]]",
+    messages: "Iterable[ChatCompletionMessageParam]",
 ) -> "list[ChatCompletionSystemMessageParam]":
-    system_messages = []
+    system_instructions = []
 
     for message in messages:
-        if isinstance(message, dict) and message.get("role") == "system":
-            system_messages.append(message)
+        if _is_system_instruction(message):
+            system_instructions.append(message)
 
-    return system_messages
+    return system_instructions