---
id: azureml-defaults
version: "1.62.0"
license: https://aka.ms/azureml-sdk-license
license_treatment: unclear
maintenance: active
---

# azureml-defaults — Is a metapackage that is used internally by Azure Machine Learning

License: unclear · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 124.5K/mo

## What it is and what it does

azureml-defaults is a metapackage—a thin wrapper that declares and installs a fixed set of Azure Machine Learning runtime dependencies. It bundles azureml-inference-server-http, azureml-core, and azureml-dataset-runtime, ensuring that the correct versions of these libraries are installed together. The package is designed for internal use within Azure Machine Learning environments rather than as a standalone tool for end users.

When installed, it pulls in the three runtime dependencies needed for Azure ML inference servers and dataset handling. It has low install friction and is actively maintained, but its license terms are not clearly specified in standard SPDX form, and Python version compatibility is not explicitly declared.

Use it for:

- Setting up an Azure ML inference server environment by installing all required runtime dependencies at once
- Ensuring version consistency across azureml-core, azureml-inference-server-http, and azureml-dataset-runtime in an Azure ML deployment
- Bootstrapping an Azure ML compute instance or container with the standard runtime stack

## Worth the install?

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

azureml-defaults is a metapackage that bundles Azure Machine Learning runtime dependencies for inference and dataset operations.

Yes, if you are deploying or working within Azure Machine Learning environments and need the standard runtime stack. No, if you are building standalone Python applications outside Azure ML—install the specific dependencies directly instead. Check Azure ML documentation to confirm this package is appropriate for your use case, as it is primarily an internal metapackage.

## Install

pip install azureml-defaults
uv add azureml-defaults
poetry add azureml-defaults

## Installing azureml-defaults

Before you install: Low install friction with three runtime dependencies. Actively maintained as of 2026-02-25, though repository metadata is not publicly available.

License in practice: License terms are unclear—the raw license URL points to a Microsoft legal page rather than a standard SPDX identifier, making it difficult to assess licensing obligations without consulting the linked document directly.

Quickstart:

pip install azureml-defaults==1.62.0

import azureml_defaults

Python version support is unspecified; consult Azure ML documentation for compatible Python versions.

Verify before relying:

- Whether this package is intended for direct user installation or only for internal Azure ML environments
- Specific Python version support (requires_python is unspecified)
- Whether the three bundled dependencies have any system-level prerequisites or compatibility constraints

## Package facts

- License: https://aka.ms/azureml-sdk-license (unclear)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 124.5K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

azure machine learning metapackage, azureml runtime dependencies, azure ml inference setup, azureml core dependencies, azure ml environment package, azure-ml, metapackage, inference

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