Is the order of batched embeddings data indeterministic?

[ravwojdyla]

Describe the bug

Looking over the code related to embeddings, I've noticed:

openai-python/openai/embeddings_utils.py

Lines 48 to 49 in c556584

	data = openai.Embedding.create(input=list_of_text, engine=engine, **kwargs).data
	data = sorted(data, key=lambda x: x["index"]) # maintain the same order as input.

Which I have not seen in the API documentation (or other examples), tho I may have missed it. Should the user expect that the order of returned batched embeddings from the API may not be deterministic and thus not be in the same order as input data?

To Reproduce

get_embeddings(["foo bar", "foo baz"])

Code snippets

No response

OS

macOS

Python version

python 3.10

Library version

0.27.4

[ravwojdyla]

Git blame points me to @lilianweng, would love your input please.

[lilianweng]

The order should be deterministic and same as the input.

[ravwojdyla]

@lilianweng thanks! Will go ahead and PR to delete those lines to avoid future confusion. Unless you believe there's a value in keeping them.

[lilianweng]

^ @hallacy wdyt?

[hallacy]

Seems fine. Approved and merged