[Bug]: GPTAssistantAgent doesn't update instructions if openai_assistant_id is None and retrieve_assistants_by_name is invoked

[lc0rp]

Describe the bug

autogen/agentchat/contrib/gpt_assistant_agent.py lines 94+ which updates the instructions only gets run if an openai_assistant_id was passed in, but the changes in #718 introduce the ability to retrieve an assistant by name, if openai_assistant_id is None.

The agent retrieved_by_name will not get instructions updated even if overwrite_instructions=True.

@IANTHEREAL - possible fix is to outdent lines 89 to 105

Steps to reproduce

1. Create an assistant with a known name and instructions via the playground or API.
   • name=Test
   • instructions=Old instructions
2. Call GPTAssistantAgent(name="Test", instructions="New instructions", overwrite_instructions=True)
3. The instructions will still be "Old instructions

Expected Behavior

One expects overwrite_instructions to be respected even if the agent is retrieved by name.

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Additional Information

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[IANTHEREAL]

We shouldn't update assistant attributions while the assistant name is not unique in OpenAI. PR #925 is the first step to mitigate this issue

[afourney]

@gagb for visibility

[gagb]

@lc0rp, I agree with @IANTHEREAL -- the name field is not unique, and if you see @IANTHEREAL's PR he added a clarification for overwrite_instructions saying "This parameter is in effect only when assistant_id is specified in llm_config."

[gagb]

This was addressed.