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Python tool

A code interface used to interact with images through operations such as cropping, zooming, and drawing.

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Use this tool to execute Python code in your chain of thought.

usedinference servingin gpt-ossOpenAI

During inference, Inkling can also leverage a Python tool to support image understanding through operations such as zooming and cropping, while seamlessly integrating visual reasoning with code-based reasoning.

usedinference servingin InklingThinking Machines Lab

we grant the model an enriched action space to interact with images, including cropping, zooming in and out, and drawing pixels or bounding boxes. These tools are implemented as a unified code interface, commonly referred to in the field as the Python tool.

usedinference servingin Step 3.7 FlashStepFun
Step 3.7 Flash·StepFun·2026-05-09

Python Tool — For fine-grained visual tasks (high-resolution images, visual probing, bounding-box analysis)

optionalinference servingin Step 3.7 FlashStepFun

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