azure-storage-blob

Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Client Library for Python

azure-storage-blob Permissive license MIT License Active ★ 5,587 v12.30.0 released 2026-06-08

Install

azure-storage-blob on PyPI

pip

pip install azure-storage-blob

uv

uv add azure-storage-blob

poetry

poetry add azure-storage-blob

Package facts

License	MIT License (permissive)
Python support	supports the current Python release (>=3.9)
Install friction	low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies	4 — azure-core, cryptography, typing-extensions, isodate
Maintenance	actively maintained — 66 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2026-08-13
First released	2017-10-05
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_storage_blob-12.30.0-py3-none-any.whl

Keywords: azure, azure sdk

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About azure-storage-blob

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Azure Storage Blobs client library for Python

Azure Blob storage is Microsoft's object storage solution for the cloud. Blob storage is optimized for storing massive amounts of unstructured data, such as text or binary data.

Blob storage is ideal for:

Serving images or documents directly to a browser
Storing files for distributed access
Streaming video and audio
Storing data for backup and restore, disaster recovery, and archiving
Storing data for analysis by an on-premises or Azure-hosted service

Getting started

Prerequisites

Python 3.9 or later is required to use this package. For more details, please read our page on [Azure SDK for Python version...

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Azure Blob Storage client for uploading, downloading, and managing unstructured data in Microsoft's cloud object storage service.

Low friction install with four stable runtime dependencies (azure-core, cryptography, typing-extensions, isodate). Package is actively maintained with recent releases and 5587 GitHub stars, indicating solid community backing.

MIT License permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, making it suitable for most projects.

Usage

pip install azure-storage-blob

from azure.storage.blob import BlobServiceClient

service = BlobServiceClient(
    account_url="https://<account>.blob.core.windows.net/",
    credential="<account_key>"
)

Requires Python 3.9 or later and an active Azure subscription with a configured storage account.

Verdict: Production-ready Azure storage client with active maintenance, no known vulnerabilities, and permissive MIT licensing. Suitable for applications requiring cloud blob storage integration.

Needs verification

Whether cryptography dependency requires system-level compilation tools on target deployment platforms.
Performance characteristics and throughput limits for large-scale blob operations.

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