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OpenAI Incorrect API key (invalid_api_key) - set_env quotation issue #211

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Bug Description

In the basic example, the set_env command does not correct set the openAI API key in colab.

%set_env OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-..."

It produces an error

AuthenticationError: litellm.AuthenticationError: AuthenticationError: OpenAIException - Error code: 401 - {'error': {'message': 'Incorrect API key provided: "sk-proj**********************************************************************************************************************************************************vQA". You can find your API key at https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys.', 'type': 'invalid_request_error', 'param': None, 'code': 'invalid_api_key'}}
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Solution: remove the quotation marks around the API KEY

%set_env OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...
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This resolves the issue.

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