diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 682d399c281..302999ad252 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -2985,13 +2985,7 @@ jobs:
             echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> "$BASH_ENV"
             export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
             # Get current version from pyproject.toml
-            CURRENT_VERSION=$(python - <<'PY'
-            import tomllib
-            from pathlib import Path
-            data = tomllib.loads(Path("pyproject.toml").read_text())
-            print(data["project"]["version"])
-            PY
-            )
+            CURRENT_VERSION=$(python -c 'import tomllib; from pathlib import Path; data = tomllib.loads(Path("pyproject.toml").read_text()); print(data["project"]["version"])')
 
             # Get last published version from PyPI
             LAST_VERSION=$(curl -s https://pypi.org/pypi/litellm-proxy-extras/json | python -c "import json, sys; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['info']['version'])")
@@ -3009,15 +3003,7 @@ jobs:
             fi
 
             # If versions are equal or current is greater, compare against the published package contents.
-            EXTRACTED_DIR=$(uv run --with "litellm-proxy-extras==$LAST_VERSION" python - <<'PY'
-            import importlib.util
-            from pathlib import Path
-            spec = importlib.util.find_spec("litellm_proxy_extras")
-            if spec is None or spec.origin is None:
-                raise SystemExit("litellm_proxy_extras not found in uv-run environment")
-            print(Path(spec.origin).resolve().parent)
-            PY
-            )
+            EXTRACTED_DIR=$(uv run --with "litellm-proxy-extras==$LAST_VERSION" python -c 'import importlib.util; from pathlib import Path; spec = importlib.util.find_spec("litellm_proxy_extras"); assert spec is not None and spec.origin is not None, "litellm_proxy_extras not found in uv-run environment"; print(Path(spec.origin).resolve().parent)')
 
             # Compare contents
             if ! diff -r "$EXTRACTED_DIR" ./litellm_proxy_extras; then
@@ -3037,13 +3023,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Get new version
           command: |
-            NEW_VERSION=$(python - <<'PY'
-            import tomllib
-            from pathlib import Path
-            data = tomllib.loads(Path("pyproject.toml").read_text())
-            print(data["project"]["version"])
-            PY
-            )
+            NEW_VERSION=$(python -c 'import tomllib; from pathlib import Path; data = tomllib.loads(Path("pyproject.toml").read_text()); print(data["project"]["version"])')
             echo "export NEW_VERSION=$NEW_VERSION" >> $BASH_ENV
 
       - run:
@@ -3051,22 +3031,7 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             cd ~/project
             # Check pyproject.toml
-            CURRENT_VERSION=$(uv run --with 'packaging==25.0' python - <<'PY'
-            import tomllib
-            from packaging.requirements import Requirement
-            from pathlib import Path
-            data = tomllib.loads(Path("pyproject.toml").read_text())
-            for requirement in data["project"]["optional-dependencies"]["proxy"]:
-                parsed = Requirement(requirement)
-                if parsed.name == "litellm-proxy-extras" and parsed.specifier:
-                    versions = [spec.version for spec in parsed.specifier if spec.operator == "=="]
-                    if versions:
-                        print(versions[0])
-                        break
-            else:
-                raise SystemExit("Could not find exact litellm-proxy-extras pin in project.optional-dependencies.proxy")
-            PY
-            )
+            CURRENT_VERSION=$(uv run --with 'packaging==25.0' python -c 'import tomllib; from packaging.requirements import Requirement; from pathlib import Path; data = tomllib.loads(Path("pyproject.toml").read_text()); matches = [spec.version for requirement in data["project"]["optional-dependencies"]["proxy"] for parsed in [Requirement(requirement)] if parsed.name == "litellm-proxy-extras" and parsed.specifier for spec in parsed.specifier if spec.operator == "=="]; print(matches[0] if matches else (_ for _ in ()).throw(SystemExit("Could not find exact litellm-proxy-extras pin in project.optional-dependencies.proxy")))')
             if [ "$CURRENT_VERSION" != "$NEW_VERSION" ]; then
               echo "Error: Version in pyproject.toml ($CURRENT_VERSION) doesn't match new version ($NEW_VERSION)"
               exit 1