release: 3.17.0 (#3904)

Automated Release PR
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##
[3.17.0](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/compare/v3.16.2...v3.17.0)
(2026-09-22)


### Features

* **api:** add external storage configuration management
([#3909](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3909))
([6332577](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/6332577d3fb5f83f7f381a431460262f7192402d))
* **api:** add safety case retrieval
([#3911](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3911))
([a87b938](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/a87b938545b34c1880b9914b43a5039072f40b09))
* **api:** add safety warning and deactivation webhook events
([#3908](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3908))
([19f1f37](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/19f1f3769f4d2e907b6970c52f647a750de625e6))
* **api:** add session environment reset events
([#3913](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3913))
([69a2c1d](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/69a2c1db6feacf32be6693809e7cab1c3b49cad7))
* **api:** add SIP media security to incoming call events
([#3907](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3907))
([c377eb2](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/c377eb21f03efb223180730d6da61f9e8d500063))
* **api:** support environment variable vault credentials
([#3905](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3905))
([eeebc53](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/eeebc535572dfe034e2c82958df4d0c22f94301e))


### Bug Fixes

* **api:** correct model types and network policy docs
([618bb31](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/618bb312e52c2b62f75f56602b7388e6d023aa33))
* **api:** preserve model choices and defer error response docs
([#3931](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3931))
([6e7a90f](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/6e7a90f18b92dcf320e94b1edf98187568ac6fbd))
* **lib:** treat null message content as empty in parse_response
([#3851](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3851))
([fab5283](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/fab5283255ad76d9e79e202e1cf46b6eea783f4b))
* **lib:** use log.warning instead of the deprecated log.warn
([#3878](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3878))
([56b1708](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/56b17081e22d8e168421e91bb400017ec2b0be89))


### Chores

* **api:** document API error response contracts
([#3917](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3917))
([fededc9](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/fededc9e51f4fef2b251e25542766c83065373b0))
* **api:** document response management resources
([#3912](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3912))
([eaa5b77](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/eaa5b77912a2c3c4feff0a734b6ca087ccf52a01))
* **deps:** bump actions/github-script from 7.1.0 to 9.0.0
([#3769](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3769))
([32e07e1](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/32e07e19438abada5da5bfb530c49f385ed849d4))
* **deps:** bump actions/upload-artifact from 5.0.0 to 7.0.1
([#3767](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3767))
([b413abe](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/b413abed3e9d5e998743c0b46f5011eece2dd4ed))
* **deps:** bump CodeQL init and analyze to 4.37.8
([#3765](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3765))
([f95237f](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/f95237f6d132d04ee65c5af6a8891e9b9f9708e4))
* **deps:** bump CodeQL init and analyze to 4.37.8
([#3766](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3766))
([690a8b5](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/690a8b5c1cb2ea8f23bcc5d23a78fd22352d6999))
* **deps:** bump httpx2 from 2.7.0 to 2.12.0 in the python-security
group across 1 directory
([#3823](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3823))
([9b8e399](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/9b8e3998d99aedb446626906096ee3181a6cf62f))
* **deps:** bump openai/codex-action from 1.11 to 1.12
([#3768](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/3768))
([9c1579b](https://github.com/openai/openai-python/commit/9c1579b43dba640d2586bd2f6936fa7159385821))

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