---
id: azure-batch
version: "15.1.0"
license: unclear
license_treatment: unclear
maintenance: active
---

# azure-batch — Microsoft Corporation Azure Batch Client Library for Python

License: unclear · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install azure-batch
uv add azure-batch
poetry add azure-batch

## Description

# Microsoft Azure SDK for Python

[Batch][azure_batch] allows users to run large-scale parallel and high-performance computing (HPC) batch jobs efficiently in Azure. To learn more about Azure Batch, please see the [Azure Batch Overview](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/batch/batch-technical-overview) documentation.

[Source code][batch_source_code]
| [Batch package (PyPI)](https://pypi.org/project/azure-batch)
| [API reference documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/python/api/overview/azure/batch?view=azure-python)
| [Product documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/batch)

>Note: v15.x and above is a newer package that has significant changes and improvements from v14.x and below. Please see our migration guide for guidance.

# Getting Started

## Install the package
Install the [azure-batch](https://pypi.org/project/azure-batch) package v15.x or above for the most modern version of the package and [azure-identity](https://pypi.org/project/azure-identity) with [pip](https://pypi.org/project/pip):

```Bash
pip install azure-batch azure-identity
```
[azure-identity](https://pypi.org/project/azure-identity) is used for authentication and is mentioned in the...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Azure-batch provides a Python client for submitting and managing large-scale parallel and high-performance computing batch jobs on Microsoft Azure, including operations on pools, jobs, tasks, and compute nodes.

Verdict: Production-ready Azure Batch client with active maintenance, no security vulnerabilities, and low install friction. The unclear license treatment warrants verification before adoption, but the package's stable status, top-1000 popularity, and broad Python 3.9+ support make it suitable for organizations committed to Azure batch workloads.

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