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id: azure-synapse-accesscontrol
version: "0.7.0"
license: MIT License
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
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# azure-synapse-accesscontrol — Microsoft Azure Synapse AccessControl Client Library for Python

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 5.1M/mo

## What it is and what it does

azure-synapse-accesscontrol is the official Python client library for managing access control in Azure Synapse Analytics workspaces. It wraps the Azure Synapse AccessControl REST API, allowing you to programmatically assign roles, manage permissions, and query access policies for workspace resources.

The library depends on msrest, azure-common, azure-core, and azure-synapse-nspkg to provide a consistent Azure SDK experience. It targets Python 2.7, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, and 3.9 and is distributed as a pure-Python wheel. The package is part of the broader Azure SDK for Python ecosystem and is intended for developers building automation, governance, or access management tools around Synapse workspaces.

Use it for:

- Automate role assignment and permission management across multiple Synapse workspaces in a CI/CD pipeline.
- Build an access governance dashboard that queries and reports on who has what permissions in Synapse.
- Programmatically grant or revoke workspace access based on organizational policy or user lifecycle events.
- Integrate Synapse access control into a centralized identity and access management system.
- Audit and enforce least-privilege access policies across Synapse resources.

## Worth the install?

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

Provides Python bindings to manage access control in Azure Synapse workspaces, enabling role and permission administration through the Azure SDK.

Yes, if you need to manage Synapse workspace access control programmatically. The package is stable, permissively licensed, has low install friction, and is backed by Microsoft's active Azure SDK infrastructure. Verify that the 2020-12-01 API version meets your current Synapse feature requirements before committing to it.

## Install

pip install azure-synapse-accesscontrol
uv add azure-synapse-accesscontrol
poetry add azure-synapse-accesscontrol

## Installing azure-synapse-accesscontrol

Before you install: Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel and four stable Azure SDK dependencies. Actively maintained with recent commits as of 2026-08-14.

License in practice: MIT License permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; you may use, modify, and distribute this package freely provided you retain the license notice.

Quickstart:

pip install azure-synapse-accesscontrol

from azure.synapse.accesscontrol import AccessControlClient
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential

client = AccessControlClient(endpoint="https://<workspace>.dev.azuresynapse.net", credential=DefaultAzureCredential())

Requires Azure credentials (e.g., via DefaultAzureCredential) and a valid Synapse workspace endpoint URL.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the package is actively developed or in maintenance-only mode given the gap since the 2021-08-10 release.
- Current API compatibility with Azure Synapse's latest access control features beyond the 2020-12-01 version.
- Whether Python 2.7 support is still functional or deprecated in practice.

## Package facts

- License: MIT License (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 5.1M/month (top 5,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

azure synapse access control, azure synapse rbac, azure synapse permissions, azure synapse role management, azure sdk synapse, synapse workspace access, azure identity management, azure-sdk, access-control, cloud-platform

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