azure-common

Microsoft Azure Client Library for Python (Common)

azure-common Permissive license MIT License Active ★ 5,587 v1.1.28 released 2022-02-03

Install

azure-common on PyPI

pip

pip install azure-common

uv

uv add azure-common

poetry

poetry add azure-common

Package facts

License	MIT License (permissive)
Python support	not specified
Install friction	low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies	1 — azure-nspkg
Maintenance	actively maintained — 1,652 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2026-08-13
First released	2015-08-24
Popularity	one of the top 1,000 most-downloaded packages on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-13)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-13)

Evidence: azure_common-1.1.28-py2.py3-none-any.whl

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About azure-common

from the package's own PyPI description — quoted content, verbatim

Microsoft Azure SDK for Python

This is the Microsoft Azure common code.

This package provides shared code by the Azure packages.

If you are looking to install the Azure client libraries, refer to the main Github repository: https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python

Impressions (image)

Release History

1.1.28 (2022-02-03)

Raise a NotImplementedError if trying to use CLI credentials were CLI version is higher than 2.21.0 #20657 #21313
Deprecate all methods that needs access to CLI code using azure-cli-core, since this package is no longer importable as public API

1.1.27 (2021-03-23)

Deprecate JSON and auth file client factory #15075
Add 2020-09-01-hybrid profile definition #14642

1.1.26 (2020-11-10)

get_client_from_cli_profile now supports azure-applicationinsights 0.1.0 package

1.1.25 (2020-03-09)

get_client_from_cli_profile no longer requires "azure-core" if not necessary

1.1.24 (2019-12-18)

get_client_from_cli_profile now supports KV 4.x, Storage 12.x, AppConfig and all packages based on azure-core

1.1.23...

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Provides shared authentication, credential, and client factory utilities for Microsoft Azure SDK packages, enabling streamlined credential management and multi-API client initialization across Azure services.

Low friction installation with a single runtime dependency (azure-nspkg). Maintenance status is active, though the package has not seen a release in 1652 days; the repository remains actively maintained with recent commits.

MIT License permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, requiring only license and copyright notice retention.

Usage

pip install azure-common

from azure.common.client_factory import get_client_from_cli_profile
client = get_client_from_cli_profile(client_class)

Requires Azure CLI to be installed and configured for credential-based client factory methods; some methods are deprecated as of version 1.1.28.

Verdict: Stable, permissively licensed foundational package for Azure SDK integration with low install friction and no known vulnerabilities. However, the 1652-day gap since last release and deprecation notices in the latest version (1.1.28) suggest this package is in maintenance mode; new projects should verify whether current Azure SDK packages still depend on it or if newer alternatives are recommended.

Needs verification

Whether azure-common is still actively recommended for new Azure SDK integrations or if it has been superseded by newer patterns in the Azure SDK ecosystem.
The scope and impact of the deprecations introduced in version 1.1.28 (CLI credentials and CLI-core-dependent methods) on existing dependent packages.

azure authentication credentialsazure client factoryazure sdk common utilitiesazure cli credentialsazure profile management