azure-mgmt-hdinsight
Microsoft Azure Hdinsight Management Client Library for Python
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Yes. This is the official Azure SDK client for HDInsight management, actively maintained, with low install friction and no known vulnerabilities. Install it if you need to manage HDInsight clusters programmatically from Python. Requires Azure credentials and a subscription; not useful without an Azure environment.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9+; Azure subscription and environment variables (AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_TENANT_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET, AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID) must be configured for authentication.
- Low install friction with three lightweight runtime dependencies.
- Actively maintained with recent release (88 days ago) and ongoing repository activity.
License · maintenance · safety
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last release 2026-05-18 (88 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 5,588 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 5,523,280 downloads/mo, #2,081 on PyPI
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pip install azure-mgmt-hdinsight
from azure.mgmt.hdinsight import HDInsightManagementClient
import os
sub_id = os.getenv("AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID")
client = HDInsightManagementClient(credential=DefaultAzureCredential(), subscription_id=sub_id)- Whether the package supports async operations beyond what is documented in the release history.
- Scope and coverage of the HDInsight Management API operations exposed by this version.
- How to obtain and configure Azure credentials for the client initialization.
What it is and what it does
This is the official Microsoft Azure SDK client library for managing HDInsight clusters and related resources. It provides Python developers with a programmatic interface to the Azure HDInsight Management API, enabling creation, configuration, monitoring, and deletion of HDInsight clusters running on Azure. The library handles authentication via Azure Active Directory and manages the underlying REST API calls to Azure Resource Manager.
The package is built on top of azure-mgmt-core and depends on isodate and typing-extensions for date handling and type hints. It is actively maintained as part of the broader Azure SDK for Python and supports modern Python versions (3.9+). Typical use involves instantiating an HDInsightManagementClient with Azure credentials and then calling operations to manage cluster lifecycle, gateway settings, extensions, applications, and monitoring configurations.
Use it for
- Automate HDInsight cluster provisioning and teardown in CI/CD pipelines or infrastructure-as-code workflows.
- Programmatically configure cluster settings, storage accounts, and network properties without using the Azure Portal.
- Monitor and manage cluster extensions, including Azure Monitor agent deployment and status checks.
- Integrate HDInsight cluster management into Python applications that orchestrate multi-service Azure deployments.
- Query cluster capabilities and validate cluster creation parameters before provisioning.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
This is the official Azure SDK client for HDInsight management, actively maintained, with low install friction and no known vulnerabilities. Install it if you need to manage HDInsight clusters programmatically from Python. Requires Azure credentials and a subscription; not useful without an Azure environment.
Install
azure-mgmt-hdinsight on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with three lightweight runtime dependencies. Actively maintained with recent release (88 days ago) and ongoing repository activity. Supports current Python versions (3.9+).
Requires Python 3.9+; Azure subscription and environment variables (AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_TENANT_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET, AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID) must be configured for authentication.
Quickstart
pip install azure-mgmt-hdinsight
from azure.mgmt.hdinsight import HDInsightManagementClient
import os
sub_id = os.getenv("AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID")
client = HDInsightManagementClient(credential=DefaultAzureCredential(), subscription_id=sub_id)Verify before relying
- Whether the package supports async operations beyond what is documented in the release history.
- Scope and coverage of the HDInsight Management API operations exposed by this version.
- How to obtain and configure Azure credentials for the client initialization.
Package facts
| License | Not declared unclear |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesisodateazure-mgmt-coretyping-extensions |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 88 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 5,523,280 / month, #2,081 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableProgramming 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 |
Evidence: azure_mgmt_hdinsight-9.0.1-py3-none-any.whl
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