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Python: Remove runner from public classes

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Since Jul 20, 2026.

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Description

The runner was designed to be an internal module and was never intended to be public. This item tracks the progress to make the runner private.

PR to add a warning that runner will be removed from the public API in a future version: https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/6695

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