Continuously executing useless Python scripts
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Nov 4, 2025 by julianschiavo Closed Nov 11, 2025
What version of Codex is running?
codex-cli 0.53.0
What subscription do you have?
ChatGPT Pro
Which model were you using?
gpt-5-codex-high
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 25.1.0 arm64 arm
What issue are you seeing?
The model is infinitely repeating actions like this:
• Ran python3 - <<'PY'
│ print('placeholder script')
│ PY
└ placeholder script
• Ran python3 - <<'PY'
│ print('placeholder python')
• Ran python3 - <<'PY'
│ print('script placeholder')
│ PY
└ script placeholder
• Ran python3 - <<'PY'
│ print('hello world')
│ PY
└ hello world
• Ran python3 - <<'PY'
│ print('done')
│ PY
└ done
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Uploaded thread: 019a4d2e-ada4-7472-ab76-6c4433780c1b
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
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