---
id: msrestazure
version: "0.6.4.post1"
license: MIT License
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: abandoned
---

# msrestazure — AutoRest swagger generator Python client runtime. Azure-specific module.

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

## Install

pip install msrestazure
uv add msrestazure
poetry add msrestazure

## Description

AutoRest: Python Client Runtime - Azure Module
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Disclaimer
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*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
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2020-06-29 Version 0.6.4
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**Bugfix**

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


2020-03-17 Version 0.6.3
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**Bugfix**

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

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

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.

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.

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