az.cli
An interface to execute Azure CLI commands using Python
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. While the package works and has low install friction, it is abandoned (last release 2021-03-14, last commit 2022-02-25). It will not receive updates for new Azure CLI versions, Python releases, or security issues. For new projects, use the official Azure SDK for Python instead; for existing code, consider migrating away.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires azure-cli to be installed and az login or service principal authentication to be configured in ~/.azure before use.
- Low install friction with a single runtime dependency (azure-cli).
- However, the package is abandoned—last release was 2021-03-14 and last commit 2022-02-25—so it will not receive updates or security fixes for new Azure CLI versions or Python releases.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Licensed under MIT (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute it freely with minimal restrictions.
last release 2021-03-14 (1979 days) · last repo commit 2022-02-25 · 22 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 585,025 downloads/mo, #5,887 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install az.cli
from az.cli import az
exit_code, result_dict, logs = az("group show -n test")
if exit_code == 0:
print(result_dict)
else:
print(logs)- Whether the package works with Azure CLI versions released after 2022-02-25 or Python versions beyond 3.8.
- Current compatibility with modern azure-cli API changes or breaking changes in the underlying azure.cli.core module.
What it is and what it does
Az.cli is a thin Python wrapper around the Azure CLI that lets you call `az` commands from within Python scripts and get back structured results. Instead of shelling out and parsing text, you import the `az` function, call it with a command string (e.g., `az("group list")`), and receive a named tuple with an exit code, a parsed dictionary of the result, and any error logs. It relies on azure-cli being installed and configured on your system, using the same authentication and config stored in ~/.azure that the CLI itself uses.
The package is straightforward: it wraps the azure.cli.core interface and handles the plumbing of invoking commands and unpacking their output. It's useful for automation scripts, infrastructure-as-code tools, or applications that need to orchestrate Azure resources programmatically without building against the full Azure SDK.
Use it for
- Automate Azure resource provisioning and management from Python scripts without calling subprocess directly.
- Build infrastructure-as-code tools that need to query or modify Azure resources and parse the results as dictionaries.
- Integrate Azure CLI commands into larger Python applications where you want structured output rather than text parsing.
- Write test or validation scripts that verify Azure resource state by running CLI commands and checking the returned data.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
No.
While the package works and has low install friction, it is abandoned (last release 2021-03-14, last commit 2022-02-25). It will not receive updates for new Azure CLI versions, Python releases, or security issues. For new projects, use the official Azure SDK for Python instead; for existing code, consider migrating away.
Install
az-cli on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a single runtime dependency (azure-cli). However, the package is abandoned—last release was 2021-03-14 and last commit 2022-02-25—so it will not receive updates or security fixes for new Azure CLI versions or Python releases.
Requires azure-cli to be installed and az login or service principal authentication to be configured in ~/.azure before use.
License in practice
Licensed under MIT (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute it freely with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install az.cli
from az.cli import az
exit_code, result_dict, logs = az("group show -n test")
if exit_code == 0:
print(result_dict)
else:
print(logs)Verify before relying
- Whether the package works with Azure CLI versions released after 2022-02-25 or Python versions beyond 3.8.
- Current compatibility with modern azure-cli API changes or breaking changes in the underlying azure.cli.core module.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.7 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packageazure-cli |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 1,979 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 585,025 / month, #5,887 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaIntended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: System AdministratorsLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8 |
Evidence: az.cli-0.5-py3-none-any.whl
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