---
id: azure-common
version: "1.1.28"
license: MIT License
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# azure-common — Microsoft Azure Client Library for Python (Common)

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

## Install

pip install azure-common
uv add azure-common
poetry add azure-common

## Description

# 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


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# 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...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

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.

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.

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