为Azure-PowerShell SDK制作python包装器是一个愚蠢的主意吗？

Question

My opinion of the Azure-Python SDK is not high for Azure RM. What takes 1 line in PowerShell takes 10 in Python. That is the opposite of what python is supposed to do.

So, my idea is to create python package which comes with a directory containing a few template .ps1 scripts. You would define a few variables like vmname, resourcegroup, location, etc... inject these into the .ps1 templates, then call commands from the REPL.

Right now I'm having trouble using the subprocess module to keep PS open until I tell it to close. As it stands now, I need to include

login-azurerm

and authenticate before running any command. This won't do. I'd like to fix this, but frankly right now I'm wondering whether or not the premise is a good idea to start with.

Any input is much appreciated!

Answer 1

@RobTruxal, the new CLI for Azure will be in Python and will be released as a preview soon. You can already try it from the github account: https://github.com/Azure/azure-cli

The Azure SDK for Python is not supposed to mimic the Powershell cmdlets, but to be a language SDK (like C#, Java, Ruby, etc.).

If you have any suggestion/comments about the Python SDK itself, please do not hesitate to fill an issue on the issue tracker: https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/issues

(FYI, I'm the owner of the Python SDK repo at MS)

Answer 2

@RobTruxal, It seems that a feasible way to call PowerShell in Python is using the module subprocess , such as the code below as reference.

import subprocess
subprocess.call(["C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe", "your-script.ps1", "arguments"])

You need to write your powershell script which includes login-azurerm command, and interaction with cmd that running python script.

Or you can choose the AzureCLI for cross platform in node.js as the command line tool for managing Azure Resoure.

Hope it helps.