---
id: azure-core
version: "1.41.0"
license: unclear
license_treatment: unclear
maintenance: active
---

# azure-core — Microsoft Azure Core Library for Python

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

## Install

pip install azure-core
uv add azure-core
poetry add azure-core

## Description

# Azure Core shared client library for Python

Azure core provides shared exceptions and modules for Python SDK client libraries.
These libraries follow the [Azure SDK Design Guidelines for Python](https://azure.github.io/azure-sdk/python/guidelines/index.html) .

If you are a client library developer, please reference [client library developer reference](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/blob/main/sdk/core/azure-core/CLIENT_LIBRARY_DEVELOPER.md) for more information.

[Source code](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/blob/main/sdk/core/azure-core/)
| [Package (Pypi)][package]
| [Package (Conda)](https://anaconda.org/microsoft/azure-core/)
| [API reference documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/python/api/overview/azure/core-readme)

## Getting started

Typically, you will not need to install azure core;
it will be installed when you install one of the client libraries using it.
In case you want to install it explicitly (to implement your own client library, for example),
you can find it [here](https://pypi.org/project/azure-core/).

## Key concepts

### Azure Core Library Exceptions

#### AzureError

AzureError is the base exception for all...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Provides shared exceptions, configuration utilities, and HTTP client abstractions for Azure SDK libraries, enabling consistent error handling and request/response patterns across Azure Python clients.

Verdict: A stable, actively maintained core library for Azure SDK development with minimal install friction and no known vulnerabilities. The unclear license status warrants verification before use in proprietary or restricted-license projects, but the package's production-grade maturity and recent activity make it a reliable foundation for Azure integrations.

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