{"categories":[{"label":"Database","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/database"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides programmatic management of Azure SQL resources\u2014databases, servers, elastic pools, and related infrastructure\u2014through the Azure SDK for Python.","skillfed_tags":["azure-sdk","infrastructure-as-code","cloud-management"],"use_cases":["Automate provisioning of Azure SQL databases and servers in infrastructure-as-code deployments.","Build CI/CD pipelines that create test databases on demand and clean them up after test runs.","Manage firewall rules, elastic pools, and failover groups across multiple Azure SQL instances.","Query and configure vulnerability assessment baselines and security settings at scale.","Monitor and update database encryption protectors and advanced threat protection policies."],"what_it_does":"azure-mgmt-sql is the official Azure SDK client library for managing SQL resources in Microsoft Azure. It exposes a large API surface covering databases, servers, elastic pools, failover groups, vulnerability assessments, and related infrastructure through the SqlManagementClient class. The package handles authentication via Microsoft Entra and abstracts the underlying REST API calls.\n\nTypically used in infrastructure-as-code workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and automation scripts where you need to create, configure, monitor, or delete Azure SQL resources programmatically. Version 4.0.0 adds support for new resource types (distributed availability groups, IPv6 firewall rules, managed instance DTCs, and others) and extends existing models with system metadata and identity properties. The package requires Python 3.10+ and depends on azure-mgmt-core for common SDK patterns and isodate for date/time handling.","worth_installing":"Yes. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and is the official Microsoft client for Azure SQL management. Install it if you need to programmatically manage Azure SQL resources; skip it if you only use the Azure Portal or CLI for SQL operations."},"id":"azure-mgmt-sql","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/azure-mgmt-sql","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/azure-mgmt-sql.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/azure-mgmt-sql/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-07-01","license_spdx":"MIT","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"azure-mgmt-sql","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Microsoft Azure Sql Management Client Library for Python"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":8095534,"position":1666,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"4.0.0"}