azure-mgmt-nspkg
Microsoft Azure Resource Management Namespace Package [Internal]
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No—do not install directly. This is an internal dependency of the Azure SDK. Install it only if another Azure management package (e.g., azure-mgmt-compute) requires it as a dependency. If you are looking for Azure client libraries, install the azure bundle package or specific management clients instead.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- This package is intended as an internal dependency for Azure SDK packages, not for direct end-user installation.
- Direct installation is typically unnecessary.
- Low install friction with a single lightweight dependency (azure-nspkg).
License · maintenance · safety
MIT License (permissive) — MIT License permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, making it safe for both open-source and commercial projects.
last release 2018-10-02 (2873 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 5,588 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 8,299,377 downloads/mo, #1,637 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install azure-mgmt-nspkg
# This package is not meant for direct use; it is a dependency of other Azure management packages
import azure.mgmt # Namespace made available by this package- Whether this package is still required for modern Azure SDK installations or if PEP 420 namespace handling has superseded it
- Current compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.7, given the classifiers list and the 2018 release date
What it is and what it does
azure-mgmt-nspkg is an internal namespace package that establishes the azure.mgmt namespace for the Microsoft Azure SDK for Python. It does not provide user-facing functionality; instead, it serves as infrastructure that allows other Azure management client libraries (such as azure-mgmt-compute, azure-mgmt-storage, etc.) to register themselves under the azure.mgmt namespace.
The package handles Python 2 and Python 3 compatibility differently: for Python 2, it provides namespace package files; for Python 3, it installs an empty package because Python 3.3+ uses PEP 420 implicit namespace packages. Most developers will never install this directly—it is pulled in automatically as a dependency of actual Azure management client libraries.
Use it for
- Enabling other Azure SDK packages to extend the azure.mgmt namespace when installing Azure management client libraries
- Providing namespace infrastructure for Python 2 environments where implicit namespace packages are not available
- Supporting legacy Azure SDK installations that depend on explicit namespace package registration
Worth the install?
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No—do not install directly.
This is an internal dependency of the Azure SDK. Install it only if another Azure management package (e.g., azure-mgmt-compute) requires it as a dependency. If you are looking for Azure client libraries, install the azure bundle package or specific management clients instead.
Install
azure-mgmt-nspkg on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a single lightweight dependency (azure-nspkg). Maintained as active with recent repository activity, though the package itself has not been updated since 2018-10-02.
This package is intended as an internal dependency for Azure SDK packages, not for direct end-user installation. Direct installation is typically unnecessary.
License in practice
MIT License permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, making it safe for both open-source and commercial projects.
Quickstart
pip install azure-mgmt-nspkg
# This package is not meant for direct use; it is a dependency of other Azure management packages
import azure.mgmt # Namespace made available by this packageVerify before relying
- Whether this package is still required for modern Azure SDK installations or if PEP 420 namespace handling has superseded it
- Current compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.7, given the classifiers list and the 2018 release date
Package facts
| License | MIT License permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packageazure-nspkg |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 2,873 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 8,299,377 / month, #1,637 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/StableLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7 |
Evidence: azure_mgmt_nspkg-3.0.2-py2-none-any.whl; azure_mgmt_nspkg-3.0.2-py3-none-any.whl
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