# Harness Python v0.1.9

Released 2025-06-24
Release: https://github.com/strands-agents/harness-sdk/releases/tag/python/v0.1.9 · Package: https://pypi.org/project/strands-agents/0.1.9/

## Features
- add meter (https://github.com/strands-agents/sdk-python/pull/219)
- add structured output support using Pydantic models [structured-output] (https://github.com/strands-agents/sdk-python/pull/60)

## Fixes
- Emit warning that default region behavior will be changing (https://github.com/strands-agents/sdk-python/pull/254)

## Other
- models - openai - images - b64 validate [model] (https://github.com/strands-agents/sdk-python/pull/251)
- Inline event loop helper functions (https://github.com/strands-agents/sdk-python/pull/222)
- models - openai - b64encode method [model] (https://github.com/strands-agents/sdk-python/pull/260)
- chore/update metrics [otel] (https://github.com/strands-agents/sdk-python/pull/248)
- iterative streaming [bidirectional-streaming] (https://github.com/strands-agents/sdk-python/pull/241)
- Initial A2A server Integration [a2a] (https://github.com/strands-agents/sdk-python/pull/218)
- litellm - bug in v1.73.0 [model] (https://github.com/strands-agents/sdk-python/pull/270)
- Update @tool to return an AgentTool that also acts as a function [tool] (https://github.com/strands-agents/sdk-python/pull/258)

## First-time contributors
- @theagenticguy (#60)