Handle non-openai conform List[contentitem] responses

choices: [{"finish_reason":"stop","index":0,"logprobs":null,"message":{"content": "{ "content": [ { "doc_id":

Choice(finish_reason='stop', index=0, logprobs=None, message=ChatCompletionMessage(content=[{'type': 'text', 'text': '```json\n{\n  "content": [\n    {\n      "doc_id":

import instructor
from pydantic import BaseModel
import os
from typing import List
os.environ["DATABRICKS_TOKEN"] = dbutils.notebook.entry_point.getDbutils().notebook().getContext().apiToken().get()
os.environ["DATABRICKS_HOST"] = "https://" + spark.conf.get("spark.databricks.workspaceUrl")

# Initialize the client; host and token are read from the environment
client = instructor.from_provider(
    "databricks/databricks-gemini-3-5-flash",     # works with 2-5
    mode=instructor.Mode.MD_JSON,
)

# Define your data structure
class UserExtract(BaseModel):
    name: str
    age: int

# Extract structured data
user = client.create(
    response_model=List[UserExtract],
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Extract jason is 25 years old, extract viktor 30 years old"},
    ],
)

print(user)

InstructorRetryException: <failed_attempts>

<generation number="1">
<exception>
    'list' object has no attribute 'find'
</exception>
<completion>
    ChatCompletion(id=None, choices=[Choice(finish_reason='stop', index=0, logprobs=None, message=ChatCompletionMessage(content=[{'type': 'text', 'text': '```json\n{\n  "tasks": [\n    {\n      "name": "jason",\n      "age": 25\n    },\n    {\n      "name": "viktor",\n      "age": 30\n    }\n  ]\n}\n```', 'thoughtSignature': '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'}], refusal=None, role='assistant', annotations=None, audio=None, function_call=None, tool_calls=None))], created=1789553217, model='gemini-3.5-flash', object='chat.completion', moderation=None, service_tier='default', system_fingerprint=None, usage=CompletionUsage(completion_tokens=63, prompt_tokens=286, total_tokens=591, completion_tokens_details=CompletionTokensDetails(accepted_prediction_tokens=None, audio_tokens=0, reasoning_tokens=0, rejected_prediction_tokens=None), prompt_tokens_details=PromptTokensDetails(audio_tokens=0, cache_write_tokens=None, cached_tokens=0), reasoning_tokens=242))
</completion>
</generation>

<generation number="2">
<exception>
    'list' object has no attribute 'find'
</exception>
<completion>
    ChatCompletion(id=None, choices=[Choice(finish_reason='stop', index=0, logprobs=None, message=ChatCompletionMessage(content=[{'type': 'text', 'text': '```json\n{\n  "tasks": [\n    {\n      "name": "jason",\n      "age": 25\n    },\n    {\n      "name": "viktor",\n      "age": 30\n    }\n  ]\n}\n```', 'thoughtSignature': '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'}], refusal=None, role='assistant', annotations=None, audio=None, function_call=None, tool_calls=None))], created=1789553220, model='gemini-3.5-flash', object='chat.completion', moderation=None, service_tier='default', system_fingerprint=None, usage=CompletionUsage(completion_tokens=126, prompt_tokens=572, total_tokens=1278, completion_tokens_details=CompletionTokensDetails(accepted_prediction_tokens=None, audio_tokens=0, reasoning_tokens=0, rejected_prediction_tokens=None), prompt_tokens_details=PromptTokensDetails(audio_tokens=0, cache_write_tokens=None, cached_tokens=0), reasoning_tokens=338))
</completion>
</generation>

<generation number="3">
<exception>
    'list' object has no attribute 'find'
</exception>
<completion>
    ChatCompletion(id=None, choices=[Choice(finish_reason='stop', index=0, logprobs=None, message=ChatCompletionMessage(content=[{'type': 'text', 'text': '```json\n{\n  "tasks": [\n    {\n      "name": "jason",\n      "age": 25\n    },\n    {\n      "name": "viktor",\n      "age": 30\n    }\n  ]\n}\n```', 'thoughtSignature': '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'}], refusal=None, role='assistant', annotations=None, audio=None, function_call=None, tool_calls=None))], created=1789553223, model='gemini-3.5-flash', object='chat.completion', moderation=None, service_tier='default', system_fingerprint=None, usage=CompletionUsage(completion_tokens=189, prompt_tokens=858, total_tokens=1923, completion_tokens_details=CompletionTokensDetails(accepted_prediction_tokens=None, audio_tokens=0, reasoning_tokens=0, rejected_prediction_tokens=None), prompt_tokens_details=PromptTokensDetails(audio_tokens=0, cache_write_tokens=None, cached_tokens=0), reasoning_tokens=296))
</completion>
</generation>

</failed_attempts>

<last_exception>
    'list' object has no attribute 'find'
</last_exception>
File /local_disk0/.ephemeral_nfs/cluster_libraries/python/lib/python3.12/site-packages/instructor/core/retry.py:309, in retry_sync(func, response_model, args, kwargs, context, max_retries, strict, mode, hooks)
    303                     hooks.emit_completion_last_attempt(
    304                         e,
    305                         attempt_number=attempt_number,
    306                         max_attempts=max_attempt_number,
    307                         is_last_attempt=True,
    308                     )
--> 309                 raise e
    310 except RetryError as e:
File /local_disk0/.ephemeral_nfs/cluster_libraries/python/lib/python3.12/site-packages/instructor/core/retry.py:312, in retry_sync(func, response_model, args, kwargs, context, max_retries, strict, mode, hooks)
    310 except RetryError as e:
    311     logger.debug(f"Retry error: {e}")
--> 312     raise InstructorRetryException(
    313         e.last_attempt._exception,
    314         last_completion=response,
    315         n_attempts=attempt.retry_state.attempt_number,
    316         #! deprecate messages soon
    317         messages=extract_messages(
    318             kwargs
    319         ),  # Use the optimized function instead of nested lookups
    320         create_kwargs=kwargs,
    321         total_usage=total_usage,
    322         failed_attempts=failed_attempts,
    323     ) from e