{"categories":[{"label":"Distributed Computing","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-distributed-computing"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides a filesystem interface to Azure Blob Storage and Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, enabling file-like access through fsspec.","skillfed_tags":["azure-cloud","cloud-storage","fsspec-plugin"],"use_cases":["Read CSV or Parquet files from Azure storage using fsspec-compatible tools without downloading to local disk.","Access public Azure datasets by specifying the account name and using anonymous credentials.","Integrate Azure Blob Storage into ETL pipelines that use fsspec, treating cloud storage as a mounted filesystem.","Write processed data back to Azure storage without staging to local disk.","Authenticate to Azure storage using service principals or managed identities in automated environments."],"what_it_does":"adlfs implements filesystem-like access to Azure Blob Storage and Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 through fsspec, allowing you to interact with cloud storage using familiar file operations (read, write, list) via the `abfs://` and `az://` protocols. The package wraps the official Azure Blob Storage Python SDK and registers itself in fsspec's known_implementations, so tools that support fsspec can transparently access Azure storage.\n\nAuthentication is flexible: the package can use DefaultAzureCredential for automatic discovery, or accept explicit credentials via account keys, connection strings, SAS tokens, or service principals passed through storage_options. Write operations create BlockBlobs by default; AppendBlobs are available via `mode=\"ab\"`. The package supports multiple URI formats and can read from public containers when provided with an account name.","worth_installing":"Yes. The package is actively maintained with no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and a permissive BSD license. It solves a real problem\u2014fsspec-compatible access to Azure storage\u2014and integrates cleanly with the Azure Python SDK ecosystem. Install if you need to read from or write to Azure Blob Storage or Data Lake Storage Gen2 through fsspec."},"id":"adlfs","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/adlfs","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/adlfs.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/adlfs/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-08-11","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"adlfs","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Access Azure Blobs and Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Gen2 with fsspec and dask"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":15918404,"position":1170,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"2026.8.0"}