---
id: azure-storage-nspkg
version: "3.1.0"
license: MIT License
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: dormant
---

# azure-storage-nspkg — Microsoft Azure Storage Namespace Package [Internal]

License: permissive · Maintenance: dormant · Downloads: 884.0K/mo

## What it is and what it does

Azure-storage-nspkg is an internal namespace package that allows the legacy Azure Storage client libraries (blob, file, queue) to share a common azure.storage namespace. It is not intended for direct use by end users; instead, it is installed automatically as a dependency when you install azure-storage-blob, azure-storage-file, or azure-storage-queue.

This package is now obsolete. Microsoft retired the legacy Azure Storage Python client libraries on 13 September 2024. The package has been dormant since November 2018 and receives no maintenance. New projects should use modern versions available at https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/main/sdk/storage.

Use it for:

- Maintaining legacy code that depends on pre-v12 azure-storage-blob, azure-storage-file, or azure-storage-queue (not recommended).
- Understanding the namespace structure of retired Azure Storage Python libraries in historical codebases.
- Resolving namespace conflicts when upgrading from very old azure-storage monolithic package versions.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides the Azure Storage namespace package that enables other Azure Storage client libraries (blob, file, queue) to coexist under a shared namespace.

No. This package is deprecated and retired as of 13 September 2024. It has not been maintained since November 2018. Do not install for new projects. If you are maintaining legacy code that still uses it, plan a migration to modern versions as soon as possible.

## Install

pip install azure-storage-nspkg
uv add azure-storage-nspkg
poetry add azure-storage-nspkg

## Installing azure-storage-nspkg

Before you install: Low install friction with no runtime dependencies. However, maintenance is dormant—the package has not been updated since November 2018, and Microsoft retired the legacy Azure Storage Python client libraries on 13 September 2024. This package is now obsolete.

License in practice: Licensed under MIT (permissive), which places no restrictions on use or redistribution. However, the permissive license does not change the fact that this package is deprecated and retired.

Quickstart:

pip install azure-storage-nspkg

# This package is internal infrastructure; do not import directly.
# It is automatically installed as a dependency of azure-storage-blob, azure-storage-file, or azure-storage-queue.

This package is deprecated and retired as of 13 September 2024. Do not use for new projects; migrate to modern versions instead.

Verify before relying:

- Whether any active projects still depend on this package and what their migration path should be.
- Compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.7 (classifiers list only up to 3.7).

## Package facts

- License: MIT License (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: dormant
- Downloads: 884.0K/month (top 5,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

azure storage namespace, azure sdk python namespace, azure storage package setup, python azure storage infrastructure, azure blob file queue namespace, deprecated, azure-sdk, namespace-package

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