azure-mgmt-core

Microsoft Azure Management Core Library for Python

azure-mgmt-core Permissive license MIT License Active ★ 5,587 v1.6.0 released 2025-07-03

Install

azure-mgmt-core on PyPI

pip

pip install azure-mgmt-core

uv

uv add azure-mgmt-core

poetry

poetry add azure-mgmt-core

Package facts

License	MIT License (permissive)
Python support	supports the current Python release (>=3.9)
Install friction	low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies	1 — azure-core
Maintenance	actively maintained — 406 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2026-08-13
First released	2020-03-10
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_mgmt_core-1.6.0-py3-none-any.whl

Keywords: azure, azure sdk

Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9

About azure-mgmt-core

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

Azure Management Core Library

Azure management core library defines extensions to Azure Core that are specific to ARM (Azure Resource Management) needed when you use client libraries.

As an end user, you don't need to manually install azure-mgmt-core because it will be installed automatically when you install other SDKs.

Source code | [Package (Pypi)][package] | API reference documentation

Contributing

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Provides ARM (Azure Resource Management) extensions to Azure Core, including authentication policies and HTTP logging specific to Azure management plane operations.

Low friction with a single runtime dependency (azure-core). Actively maintained with recent releases; last commit 2026-08-13 and version 1.6.0 released 2025-07-03. Typically installed transitively by other Azure SDKs rather than directly.

MIT License (permissive) allows broad use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, suitable for most commercial and open-source projects.

Usage

pip install azure-mgmt-core

from azure.mgmt.core import ARMChallengeAuthenticationPolicy
from azure.core.credentials import BearerTokenCredential

policy = ARMChallengeAuthenticationPolicy(credential=BearerTokenCredential(token))

Requires Python 3.9 or later; Python 3.8 is no longer supported as of version 1.6.0.

Verdict: Production-stable ARM management library with active maintenance, no known vulnerabilities, and permissive MIT licensing. Designed as a transitive dependency for Azure SDKs but can be used directly for ARM-specific authentication and logging policies. Low install friction with minimal dependencies.

Needs verification

Whether azure-core version constraints are documented and whether version 1.6.0 specifies a minimum azure-core version.
Whether ARMChallengeAuthenticationPolicy's CAE (Continuous Access Evaluation) support requires specific credential types or configurations.

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