azure-mgmt-synapse
Microsoft Azure Synapse Management Client Library for Python
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need to programmatically manage Azure Synapse resources from Python. The package is officially maintained, has low install friction, carries no known vulnerabilities, and is actively used (5.4M monthly downloads). However, note that the latest release is from April 2021; verify that its API coverage and models match your current Synapse feature set before committing to production use.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Azure subscription and proper authentication credentials (azure-identity package recommended for credential handling).
- Low install friction with a pure-wheel distribution.
- Actively maintained with recent commits and no known vulnerabilities.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT License (permissive) — MIT License permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, making it suitable for both open-source and commercial projects.
last release 2021-04-08 (1954 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 5,588 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 5,436,839 downloads/mo, #2,100 on PyPI
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pip install azure-mgmt-synapse
from azure.mgmt.synapse import SynapseManagementClient
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
credential = DefaultAzureCredential()
client = SynapseManagementClient(credential, subscription_id)- Whether async client support is available in the aio namespace as mentioned in release notes.
- Current support status for Python 2.7 given its end-of-life; package classifiers list 2.7 but latest release was 2021-04-08.
What it is and what it does
This is Microsoft's official Python client library for managing Azure Synapse Analytics resources. It provides programmatic access to create, configure, and manage Synapse workspaces, SQL pools, big data pools, integration runtimes, and related infrastructure through the Azure Resource Manager API. The library wraps REST API calls and exposes them as Python objects and methods, handling authentication, serialization, and error handling.
The package is part of the broader Azure SDK for Python ecosystem and integrates with azure-identity for credential management and azure-core for common patterns like polling and exception handling. It supports both synchronous operations and async variants, with type hints for IDE support and mypy compatibility. The library is actively maintained and tested against multiple Python versions, though the latest release (2.0.0 from April 2021) is over two years old.
Use it for
- Automate provisioning and configuration of Synapse workspaces and SQL pools in CI/CD pipelines.
- Build management dashboards or tools that query and modify Synapse resource properties programmatically.
- Implement infrastructure-as-code workflows for Azure Synapse deployments across multiple environments.
- Manage workspace security settings, sensitivity labels, and data masking policies at scale.
- Integrate Synapse resource lifecycle management into larger Azure automation frameworks.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you need to programmatically manage Azure Synapse resources from Python.
The package is officially maintained, has low install friction, carries no known vulnerabilities, and is actively used (5.4M monthly downloads). However, note that the latest release is from April 2021; verify that its API coverage and models match your current Synapse feature set before committing to production use.
Install
azure-mgmt-synapse on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-wheel distribution. Actively maintained with recent commits and no known vulnerabilities. Depends on msrest, azure-common, azure-mgmt-core, and azure-mgmt-nspkg.
Requires Azure subscription and proper authentication credentials (azure-identity package recommended for credential handling).
License in practice
MIT License permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, making it suitable for both open-source and commercial projects.
Quickstart
pip install azure-mgmt-synapse
from azure.mgmt.synapse import SynapseManagementClient
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
credential = DefaultAzureCredential()
client = SynapseManagementClient(credential, subscription_id)Verify before relying
- Whether async client support is available in the aio namespace as mentioned in release notes.
- Current support status for Python 2.7 given its end-of-life; package classifiers list 2.7 but latest release was 2021-04-08.
Package facts
| License | MIT License permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 4 packagesmsrestazure-commonazure-mgmt-coreazure-mgmt-nspkg |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 1,954 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 5,436,839 / month, #2,100 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8 |
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