msrestazure

AutoRest swagger generator Python client runtime. Azure-specific module.

msrestazure Permissive license MIT License Abandoned ★ 19 v0.6.4.post1 released 2024-04-10

Install

msrestazure on PyPI

pip

pip install msrestazure

uv

uv add msrestazure

poetry

poetry add msrestazure

Package facts

License	MIT License (permissive)
Python support	not specified
Install friction	low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies	3 — adal, msrest, six
Maintenance	abandoned — 855 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2024-02-27 (repository archived)
First released	2016-02-19
Popularity	one of the top 1,000 most-downloaded packages on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-13)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-13)

Evidence: msrestazure-0.6.4.post1-py2.py3-none-any.whl

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About msrestazure

from the package's own PyPI description — quoted content, verbatim

AutoRest: Python Client Runtime - Azure Module

.. image:: https://travis-ci.org/Azure/msrestazure-for-python.svg?branch=master :target: https://travis-ci.org/Azure/msrestazure-for-python

.. image:: https://codecov.io/gh/azure/msrestazure-for-python/branch/master/graph/badge.svg :target: https://codecov.io/gh/azure/msrestazure-for-python

Disclaimer

This package is deprecated and no longer receives updates

The authentication part of this package has been moved to azure-identity <https://pypi.org/project/azure-identity/>_
The other parts of this library are covered by azure-mgmt-core <https://pypi.org/project/azure-mgmt-core/>_

As such, we will no longer accept PR and fix issues on this project.

Installation

To install:

.. code-block:: bash

$ pip install msrestazure

Release History

2020-06-29 Version 0.6.4 ++++++++++++++++++++++++

Bugfix

Unable to raise exception if JSON body contains UTF-8 characters on Python 2 #150

2020-03-17 Version 0.6.3 ++++++++++++++++++++++++

Bugfix

Unable to raise exception if JSON body contains UTF-8 characters #144 -...

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Provides Azure-specific HTTP client runtime and authentication helpers for AutoRest-generated Python clients, handling Azure Resource Manager requests, managed identity, and cloud environment configuration.

Low friction to install, but the package is abandoned and no longer maintained. The repository is archived, the last commit was in February 2024, and the maintainers have explicitly stated they no longer accept pull requests or fix issues.

Licensed under MIT (permissive), which allows broad reuse with minimal restrictions, though this does not offset the maintenance risk.

Usage

pip install msrestazure

from msrestazure.azure_cloud import get_cloud_from_metadata_endpoint
cloud = get_cloud_from_metadata_endpoint('https://management.azure.com/')

Package is deprecated; authentication functionality has moved to azure-identity and other functionality to azure-mgmt-core. No longer receives updates or bug fixes.

Verdict: Do not use for new projects. This package is officially deprecated and abandoned—the maintainers have migrated its functionality to azure-identity and azure-mgmt-core and explicitly stopped accepting fixes. Existing projects should migrate away; while it installs cleanly and has no known vulnerabilities, its lack of maintenance makes it a liability for long-term Azure SDK work.

Needs verification

Whether the latest release (0.6.4.post1, dated 2024-04-10) is a genuine maintenance update or a re-release of older code after archival
Compatibility of this package with Python 3.9+ given the last active development was in 2020

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