RunPeriod not applied when running in Python (library mode)

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UPDATE I cannot answer my question for 2 days since I am new, but I found the issue. I was using a python sample that was passing -a when running the simulation. This seems to force an annual simulation:

result = self.api.runtime.run_energyplus(
            self.state,
            [
            '-a',
            '-w', self.epw_path,
            '-d', 'output',
            self.idf_path
            ]
        )

I'll add the answer when I can

In my idf file, I configured the following RunPeriod where the start date is 02/03/1986:

RunPeriod,
    Run Period 1,            !- Name
    2,                       !- Begin Month
    3,                       !- Begin Day of Month
    1986,                    !- Begin Year
    2,                       !- End Month
    5,                       !- End Day of Month
    1986,                    !- End Year
    Tuesday,                 !- Day of Week for Start Day
    Yes,                     !- Use Weather File Holidays and Special Days
    Yes,                     !- Use Weather File Daylight Saving Period
    No,                      !- Apply Weekend Holiday Rule
    Yes,                     !- Use Weather File Rain Indicators
    Yes,                     !- Use Weather File Snow Indicators
    No;                      !- Treat Weather as Actual

When I run the simulation in Python using energyplus in library mode, I get the following output where you can see that the start date is 01/01/1986. I would expect to see 02/03/1986. Please note that during the simulation in Python, the simulation time I get from the Python api starts indeed at 01/01/1986 confirming that the date is wrong:

Initializing SimulationReporting SurfacesBeginning Primary SimulationInitializing New Environment Parameters
Warming up {1}
Warming up {2}
Warming up {3}
Warming up {4}
Warming up {5}
Warming up {6}
Starting Simulation at 01/01/1986 for RUN PERIOD 1
Updating Shadowing Calculations, Start Date=01/21/1986

If I run with the same idf and ewp file in energyplus directly from the command line (without Python), I get the following output where the start date is good (02/03/1986):

EnergyPlus Starting
EnergyPlus, Version 22.1.0-ed759b17ee, YMD=2022.09.28 22:07
Adjusting Air System Sizing
Adjusting Standard 62.1 Ventilation Sizing
Initializing Simulation
Reporting Surfaces
Beginning Primary Simulation
Initializing New Environment Parameters
Warming up {1}
Warming up {2}
Warming up {3}
Warming up {4}
[... removed warming up steps to reduce output size ...]
Warming up {29}
Warming up {30}
Starting Simulation at 12/21 for DENVER CENTENNIAL ANN HTG 99.6% CONDNS DB
Initializing New Environment Parameters
Warming up {1}
Warming up {2}
Warming up {3}
Warming up {4}
Warming up {5}
Warming up {6}
Starting Simulation at 07/21 for DENVER CENTENNIAL ANN CLG 1% CONDNS DB=>MWB
Initializing New Environment Parameters
Warming up {1}
Warming up {2}
Warming up {3}
Warming up {4}
Warming up {5}
Warming up {6}
Starting Simulation at 02/03/1986 for RUN PERIOD 1
Writing tabular output file results using tab format.
Writing tabular output file results using HTML format.

Notes:

• I am using the idf file USA_IL_Chicago-OHare.Intl.AP.725300_TMY3.epw that comes when installing EnergyPlus.

Is there anything that I should do in Python to control the RunPeriod? Let me know if I can provide more info.

Thanks, Jonathan