Azure/azure-sdk-for-python is for active development of the Azure SDK for Python, providing service-specific Python libraries for working with Azure resources (for example, upload a blob). It also points consumers to public developer docs, and includes guidance on using new releases (including preview packages) and stable, production-ready versions.
Project status
- Active development appears strong, the repo’s own upstream description says it is for active development, and there was an upstream push on 2026-07-19 (today), indicating active maintenance.
- The apparent update cadence is high in the last few days, with multiple SDK updates on 2026-07-16 and 2026-07-15, suggesting steady ongoing work rather than a long quiet period.
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Recent updates
azure-template_0.1.0b6569923
Release azure-template_0.1.0b6569923 includes placeholder release notes for features, breaking changes, bug fixes, and other changes, but no concrete details are provided. The actual code diff shows a CI pipeline template adjustment that changes the network isolation policy configuration.
BreakingFeaturesazure-cosmos_4.16.2
azure-cosmos_4.16.2 introduces GlobalSecondaryIndex support for container creation via a new `GlobalSecondaryIndexDefinition` API and a `global_secondary_index` keyword. It also includes a bug fix for Session consistency token handling when the service omits the optional `partitionKey.version` field.
Featuresazure-template_0.1.0b6567119
Release azure-template_0.1.0b6567119 includes a large set of engineering/CI template changes and new internal tooling for eval harness execution and Azure SDK pipeline workflows. The provided release notes are placeholders and do not describe the concrete changes seen in the code diff (skills added/removed, CI pipeline task changes, and scripting updates).
BreakingFeaturesazure-template_0.1.0b6562837
This release appears to be a pipeline and release-management tooling update around the auto-release flow. While the release notes are placeholders and do not describe the concrete changes, the code diff shows multiple behavioral updates to how release-plan statuses are computed and updated via the azsdk CLI.
azure-ai-ml_1.34.1
azure-ai-ml 1.34.1 contains two targeted bug fixes related to request serialization. It updates both datastore create/update and batch endpoint defaults handling to match what the underlying service clients expect on the wire.
azure-mgmt-serialconsole_2.0.0
azure-mgmt-serialconsole 2.0.0 adds a new cloud_setting option to the MicrosoftSerialConsoleClient constructor, introduces send_request, and expands several models/enums (including SystemData and connection state). It also includes documented breaking changes around hybrid model restructuring and return types for disable_console, enable_console, and get_console_status. The code diff additionally shows some internal serialization changes (not mentioned in the release notes) that can affect on-wire behavior for duration-typed fields.
BreakingFeaturesazure-mgmt-cdn_14.0.0
azure-mgmt-cdn 14.0.0 adds new CDN models and client operation methods (including hybrid model changes) and updates several client operations. The release notes also include large documented breaking changes around model restructuring (moving properties under a `properties` object) and Python SDK parameter ordering changes (positional_or_keyword to keyword_only, plus some operation method renames).
BreakingFeaturesazure-mgmt-resource-databoundaries_1.0.0
This release promotes azure-mgmt-resource-databoundaries to 1.0.0 GA. The release notes only state “First GA”, but the code diff includes substantial generated SDK additions and internal serialization/type changes.
Featuresazure-mgmt-redhatopenshift_4.0.0
Version 4.0.0 adds a new helper method on AzureRedHatOpenShiftClient and introduces the CloudError model. It also includes multiple breaking model shape changes, including hybrid model migrations and moving several model fields under a new properties object, plus deletion of several list models.
BreakingFeaturesazure-mgmt-databoxedge_3.0.0
azure-mgmt-databoxedge 3.0.0 introduces new hybrid models that change how many resource models are represented (dual dictionary plus model behavior). It also adds new client capabilities and several new operation groups for capacity checks, diagnostics settings, and support packages. Upgrading requires attention to breaking model property reshaping and a few method signature changes/renames.
BreakingFeatures