---
id: msrest
version: "0.7.1"
license: MIT License
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: abandoned
---

# msrest — AutoRest swagger generator Python client runtime.

License: permissive · Maintenance: abandoned · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install msrest
uv add msrest
poetry add msrest

## Description

AutoRest: Python Client Runtime
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Installation
------------

To install:

.. code-block:: bash

    $ pip install msrest


Release History
---------------

2022-06-10 Version 0.7.1
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**Bugfixes**

- Declare correctly msrest as Python 3.6 and more only for clarity  #251


2022-06-07 Version 0.7.0
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**Features**

- Add `azure-core` as installation requirement #247
- Replace `SerializationError` and `DeserializationError` in `msrest.exceptions` with those in `azure.core` #247

**Bugfixes**

- Typing annotation in LROPoller (thanks to akx)  #242

Thanks to kianmeng for typo fixes in the documentation.

2021-01-26 Version 0.6.21
+++++++++++++++++++++++++

**Bug Fixes**

- Fixes `failsafe_deserialize` introduced in `0.6.20` #232

2021-01-25 Version 0.6.20
+++++++++++++++++++++++++

**Features**

- Add `failsafe_deserialize` method to...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

msrest provides the Python client runtime for AutoRest-generated Azure SDK clients, handling serialization, deserialization, authentication, and HTTP request/response management for REST APIs.

Verdict: msrest is a stable, permissively licensed runtime for Azure AutoRest clients with low install friction, but it is abandoned as of June 2022 with no active maintenance. Suitable only for existing projects already locked to this dependency; new projects should evaluate whether azure-core or other maintained alternatives better serve their needs.

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