azure-storage-blob
Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Client Library for Python
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Yes. This is the official, actively maintained Azure Blob Storage client with low install friction, permissive MIT licensing, zero known vulnerabilities, and strong community adoption (top 1000 PyPI packages). Install it if you need to work with Azure Blob Storage from Python; it is the standard choice for that task.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires an Azure subscription and an existing Azure storage account; Python 3.9 or later.
- Low friction install with four stable runtime dependencies (azure-core, cryptography, typing-extensions, isodate).
- Active maintenance with recent releases; last commit 2026-08-14 and repository has 5587 stars.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT License (permissive) — MIT License (permissive) — you can use, modify, and distribute this package with minimal restrictions in commercial or private projects.
last release 2026-06-08 (67 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 5,587 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 140,007,518 downloads/mo, #277 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install azure-storage-blob
from azure.storage.blob import BlobServiceClient
service = BlobServiceClient(
account_url="https://<account>.blob.core.windows.net/",
credential="<account-key>"
)- Whether the package supports async/await patterns for concurrent blob operations.
- Performance characteristics for very large blob uploads or downloads.
- Whether connection pooling or session reuse is handled automatically.
What it is and what it does
This is the official Python client for Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, a cloud object storage service optimized for storing massive amounts of unstructured data. It provides a straightforward API to create and manage storage accounts, containers, and blobs—uploading, downloading, listing, and deleting objects in the cloud. The library handles authentication via multiple methods (Azure Active Directory tokens, shared access signatures, account keys, or anonymous access) and abstracts away the HTTP details of interacting with Azure's storage service.
The package is part of the Azure SDK for Python and is actively maintained by Microsoft. It depends on azure-core for common Azure SDK patterns, cryptography for secure operations, and isodate for timestamp handling. It's designed for production use and supports modern Python versions (3.9 through 3.14). Common use cases include serving files to browsers, storing backups, enabling distributed file access, and archiving data for compliance or disaster recovery.
Use it for
- Upload and download files to/from Azure cloud storage for backup, archiving, or disaster recovery workflows.
- Serve images, documents, or media directly from blob storage to web browsers or client applications.
- Store and retrieve unstructured data (logs, sensor readings, user uploads) at scale for later analysis.
- Implement distributed file sharing by uploading files to containers and sharing access via SAS tokens.
- Stream video or audio content from blob storage to end users with managed access control.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
This is the official, actively maintained Azure Blob Storage client with low install friction, permissive MIT licensing, zero known vulnerabilities, and strong community adoption (top 1000 PyPI packages). Install it if you need to work with Azure Blob Storage from Python; it is the standard choice for that task.
Install
azure-storage-blob on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction install with four stable runtime dependencies (azure-core, cryptography, typing-extensions, isodate). Active maintenance with recent releases; last commit 2026-08-14 and repository has 5587 stars.
Requires an Azure subscription and an existing Azure storage account; Python 3.9 or later.
License in practice
MIT License (permissive) — you can use, modify, and distribute this package with minimal restrictions in commercial or private projects.
Quickstart
pip install azure-storage-blob
from azure.storage.blob import BlobServiceClient
service = BlobServiceClient(
account_url="https://<account>.blob.core.windows.net/",
credential="<account-key>"
)Verify before relying
- Whether the package supports async/await patterns for concurrent blob operations.
- Performance characteristics for very large blob uploads or downloads.
- Whether connection pooling or session reuse is handled automatically.
Package facts
| License | MIT License permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 4 packagesazure-corecryptographytyping-extensionsisodate |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 67 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 140,007,518 / month, #277 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 :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
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