azure-nspkg
Microsoft Azure Namespace Package [Internal]
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No—do not install this directly. It is an internal infrastructure package meant only as a transitive dependency of actual Azure client libraries. If you need Azure SDK functionality, install the appropriate service-specific package instead, which will pull in this namespace package automatically.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- This is an internal infrastructure package; direct installation is not recommended.
- It should only be installed as a transitive dependency of actual Azure client libraries.
- Low install friction with no runtime dependencies.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT License (permissive) — MIT License permits permissive use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions.
last release 2018-10-02 (2873 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 5,588 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 11,616,729 downloads/mo, #1,381 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
# This package is not intended for direct installation.
# It is automatically installed as a transitive dependency.
# If needed, install via: pip install azure-nspkg
# Then other Azure packages can extend the azure namespace.- Whether this package is still required for modern Azure SDK installations or if PEP 420 namespace packages have fully superseded it
- Compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.7 given the classifier list ends there
What it is and what it does
This is an internal infrastructure package for the Microsoft Azure SDK for Python. It is not meant to be installed directly by end users, but rather serves as a foundation that other Azure client library packages depend on to properly extend the `azure` namespace. Since version 3.0, the package uses PEP 420 implicit namespace packages for Python 3, while maintaining explicit namespace support for Python 2. The package contains only the necessary files to allow downstream Azure packages to register themselves within the shared `azure` namespace without conflicts.
Most developers should never install this directly—it is automatically pulled in as a transitive dependency when installing actual Azure client libraries. The package has no runtime dependencies and installs with low friction.
Use it for
- Automatically installed as a dependency when setting up Azure SDK client libraries for Python
- Enables multiple Azure service packages to coexist under a shared namespace without import conflicts
- Provides namespace infrastructure for Python 2 environments where PEP 420 is not available
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
No—do not install this directly.
It is an internal infrastructure package meant only as a transitive dependency of actual Azure client libraries. If you need Azure SDK functionality, install the appropriate service-specific package instead, which will pull in this namespace package automatically.
Install
azure-nspkg on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with no runtime dependencies. Maintenance is active with repository activity as of 2026-08-14, though the package itself has not been released since 2018-10-02.
This is an internal infrastructure package; direct installation is not recommended. It should only be installed as a transitive dependency of actual Azure client libraries.
License in practice
MIT License permits permissive use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
# This package is not intended for direct installation.
# It is automatically installed as a transitive dependency.
# If needed, install via: pip install azure-nspkg
# Then other Azure packages can extend the azure namespace.Verify before relying
- Whether this package is still required for modern Azure SDK installations or if PEP 420 namespace packages have fully superseded it
- Compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.7 given the classifier list ends there
Package facts
| License | MIT License permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 2,873 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 11,616,729 / month, #1,381 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_nspkg-3.0.2-py2-none-any.whl; azure_nspkg-3.0.2-py3-none-any.whl
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