How to add Python package to Azure Function?

Question

I am new to Azure, how do I get to install a Python package for an App Function? I followed the steps to add the required package into the requirement.txt file in the wwwroot folder. However this does not work. I also tried installing the package directly in the code ( init.py )but that doesn't work wither.

Also, I cannot access the Kudu console.

How do install the required python packages I need for my code?

Answer 1

• Now Ideally, we add the requirements.txt with the source code files and deploy them together as project and during the deployment process all the dependencies will be installed.

• Here the file structure should look like this:-

where the requirments.txt is in the root directory of your project. Also, here I am installing flask and django along with this function. Now after we deploy this function, the packages will appear in the app service.

• Now my http trigger function is like this where it basically returns the version of the flask package

import azure.functions as  func 
from  importlib.metadata  import  version
def  main(req: func.HttpRequest) -> func.HttpResponse: 
    return  func.HttpResponse(f"Hello, {version('flask')}. This HTTP triggered function executed successfully.")

Here I have deployed the function using the VScode extensions.

The other option would be to use the Console from the portal