How to create Azure Batch PaaS Cloud service by Python

Introduction

This sample provides a get-started Azure Batch sample written in Python. Cloud Service Configuration is used for computing nodes in Batch pool.

Prerequisites

Python Tools for Visual Studio

Install Python tools for Visual Studio.

http://aka.ms/ptvs

Python SDK

Python Recommend the latest 3.5.2 version

https://www.python.org/downloads/

Azure Storage and Azure Batch Python packages

Install packages with the below commands in cmd.

py -m pip install -U pip
py -m pip install cryptography
py -m pip install azure-batch
py -m pip install azure-storage

Azure Batch account

Once you have an Azure subscription, create an Azure Batch account.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-account-create-portal

Azure Storage account

Create an Azure Storage account.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/storage-create-storage-account#create-a-storage-account

Build the Sample

Prepare the information at below from Azure portal.

A batch account

• The batch account name

• The batch account key

• The batch account URL

A storage account

• The storage account name

• The storage account key

Replace the following properties in file python_tutorial_client.py with your actual values:

_BATCH_ACCOUNT_NAME = ''

_BATCH_ACCOUNT_KEY = ''

_BATCH_ACCOUNT_URL = ''

_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME = ''

_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY = ''

Running the Sample

Execute python_tutorial_client.py and the upload file state. Then, create batch pool so that job and task will output in console.