msrestazure
AutoRest swagger generator Python client runtime. Azure-specific module.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. This package is abandoned and explicitly deprecated. Do not install it in new projects. If you are maintaining legacy code that already depends on it, plan a migration to azure-identity (for authentication) and azure-mgmt-core (for runtime utilities). The package will continue to work only as long as its unmaintained dependencies remain available, which is not guaranteed.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- This package is deprecated and no longer maintained.
- Existing code may break as dependencies (adal, msrest, six) receive updates.
- New projects should migrate to azure-identity and azure-mgmt-core.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT License (permissive) — MIT License permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, but this permissive license does not change the fact that the package is deprecated and unsupported.
last release 2024-04-10 (856 days) · last repo commit 2024-02-27 · 19 stars · archived
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 30,628,049 downloads/mo, #797 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install msrestazure
from msrestazure.azure_cloud import CLOUD_ENDPOINTS
from msrestazure.azure_active_directory import ServicePrincipalCredentials
credentials = ServicePrincipalCredentials(
client_id='client_id',
secret='secret',
tenant='tenant_id'
)- Whether existing deployments using this package will continue to function as underlying dependencies (adal, msrest, six) are updated or deprecated.
- Whether the package's support for Python 2.7 and older Python 3 versions (3.5–3.8) remains viable in modern environments.
What it is and what it does
msrestazure is the AutoRest Python client runtime for Azure services, providing HTTP client abstractions and authentication helpers for SDK code generated by AutoRest. It wraps msrest and adal to offer Azure-specific features like Managed Service Identity (MSI) authentication, service principal credentials, and Azure Resource Manager (ARM) long-running operation (LRO) polling.
The package is now deprecated. Its authentication functionality has moved to azure-identity, and its remaining runtime utilities are covered by azure-mgmt-core. The repository is archived, no pull requests are accepted, and no bug fixes are planned. Existing code depending on msrestazure will continue to work as long as its three runtime dependencies (adal, msrest, six) remain available, but new projects should not adopt it.
Use it for
- Maintaining legacy Azure SDK client code generated by AutoRest before the migration to azure-identity and azure-mgmt-core.
- Running existing applications that authenticate to Azure using ServicePrincipalCredentials or MSIAuthentication from this package.
- Handling long-running Azure Resource Manager operations via the ARMPolling implementation.
- Parsing and validating Azure Resource Manager resource IDs using the parse_resource_id() utility.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
No.
This package is abandoned and explicitly deprecated. Do not install it in new projects. If you are maintaining legacy code that already depends on it, plan a migration to azure-identity (for authentication) and azure-mgmt-core (for runtime utilities). The package will continue to work only as long as its unmaintained dependencies remain available, which is not guaranteed.
Install
msrestazure on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction, but the package is abandoned and no longer receives updates or bug fixes. The repository is archived and the last commit was in February 2024. New projects should use azure-identity and azure-mgmt-core instead.
This package is deprecated and no longer maintained. Existing code may break as dependencies (adal, msrest, six) receive updates. New projects should migrate to azure-identity and azure-mgmt-core.
License in practice
MIT License permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, but this permissive license does not change the fact that the package is deprecated and unsupported.
Quickstart
pip install msrestazure
from msrestazure.azure_cloud import CLOUD_ENDPOINTS
from msrestazure.azure_active_directory import ServicePrincipalCredentials
credentials = ServicePrincipalCredentials(
client_id='client_id',
secret='secret',
tenant='tenant_id'
)Verify before relying
- Whether existing deployments using this package will continue to function as underlying dependencies (adal, msrest, six) are updated or deprecated.
- Whether the package's support for Python 2.7 and older Python 3 versions (3.5–3.8) remains viable in modern environments.
Package facts
| License | MIT License permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesadalmsrestsix |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 856 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | repository archived |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 30,628,049 / month, #797 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 7 - InactiveLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Topic :: Software Development |
Evidence: msrestazure-0.6.4.post1-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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See also msrest · azure-mgmt-msi · azure-graphrbac · msal · adal · azure-identity · azure-mgmt-core · azure-mgmt-resource · azure-mgmt-scheduler · azure-common