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awesome-copilot/cookbook/copilot-sdk/python/persisting-sessions.md
Anthony Shaw c65e8ab0b5 Fix Python cookbook recipes to use correct async SDK API
All 5 Python recipes and their markdown docs used a synchronous,
kwargs-based API that doesn't match the real github-copilot-sdk:

- client.start() -> await client.start() (all methods are async)
- create_session(model=...) -> create_session(SessionConfig(model=...))
- session.send(prompt=...) -> session.send(MessageOptions(prompt=...))
- session.wait_for_idle() -> session.send_and_wait() (wait_for_idle doesn't exist)
- event['type']/event['data']['content'] -> event.type/event.data.content
- All code wrapped in async def main() + asyncio.run(main())

Verified all imports resolve against github-copilot-sdk.
2026-02-11 06:19:33 -08:00

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# Session Persistence and Resumption
Save and restore conversation sessions across application restarts.
## Example scenario
You want users to be able to continue a conversation even after closing and reopening your application.
> **Runnable example:** [recipe/persisting_sessions.py](recipe/persisting_sessions.py)
>
> ```bash
> cd recipe && pip install -r requirements.txt
> python persisting_sessions.py
> ```
### Creating a session with a custom ID
```python
import asyncio
from copilot import CopilotClient, SessionConfig, MessageOptions
async def main():
client = CopilotClient()
await client.start()
# Create session with a memorable ID
session = await client.create_session(SessionConfig(
session_id="user-123-conversation",
model="gpt-5",
))
await session.send_and_wait(MessageOptions(prompt="Let's discuss TypeScript generics"))
# Session ID is preserved
print(session.session_id) # "user-123-conversation"
# Destroy session but keep data on disk
await session.destroy()
await client.stop()
if __name__ == "__main__":
asyncio.run(main())
```
### Resuming a session
```python
client = CopilotClient()
await client.start()
# Resume the previous session
session = await client.resume_session("user-123-conversation")
# Previous context is restored
await session.send_and_wait(MessageOptions(prompt="What were we discussing?"))
await session.destroy()
await client.stop()
```
### Listing available sessions
```python
sessions = await client.list_sessions()
for s in sessions:
print("Session:", s.session_id)
```
### Deleting a session permanently
```python
# Remove session and all its data from disk
await client.delete_session("user-123-conversation")
```
### Getting session history
```python
messages = await session.get_messages()
for msg in messages:
print(f"[{msg.type}] {msg.data.content}")
```
## Best practices
1. **Use meaningful session IDs**: Include user ID or context in the session ID
2. **Handle missing sessions**: Check if a session exists before resuming
3. **Clean up old sessions**: Periodically delete sessions that are no longer needed