NameError: name 'azure' is not defined in requirements.txt file - Visual Studio Code

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NameError: name 'azure' is not defined in requirements.txt file - Visual Studio Code

Kirkwood Williams 10

Hello,

New to azure and trying to debug the function project I recently created is VSC. My requirements.txt file was generated after creation of the project but throwing the error 'azure' is not defined. I installed the azure functions tools and modules into the env but still no luck. My functions_app.py file is in the same root location with no error messages. Python is installed and with some google research i made sure the the environment variable was pointing to the correct version.

Error

    azure-functions
    ^^^^^
NameError: name 'azure' is not defined

azure-functions is installed

Package Version

azure-functions 1.17.0

pip 23.1.2

setuptools 65.5.0

Any help will be great!

Kirkwood Williams 10 Reputation points

2023-10-06T03:58:37.09+00:00
navba-MSFT 27,540 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2023-10-06T06:47:03.7066667+00:00
@Kirkwood Williams Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Forum, Thank you for posting your query here!

I see that you are encountering NameError: name 'azure' is not defined for your Azure function app python application in VS code.

Please follow the below action plan for now:

Please run the python --version command in the terminal and check the version you are using.

Ensure that you have added the right PATH variable in your environment variable in your machine:

Then select the right interpreter in Your Visual Studio code --> View --> Command Pallette or by clicking ctrl + Shift + P

Select the right Python Interpreter as shown below:

Then launch the New terminal and run Python --version and check if you are getting the right python version.

Then run the command pip install -r requirements.txt

Please let me know if you still see the same behavior. I would be happy to help. Awaiting your reply.

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Kirkwood Williams 10 Reputation points

2023-10-06T13:30:01.3633333+00:00

Thanks alot for the reply! I followed your instructions and confirmed that the correct path and environments have been selected. The functions script associated to this project has no issues, just the requirements file.
navba-MSFT 27,540 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2023-10-06T14:22:32.4366667+00:00
@Kirkwood Williams Thanks for getting back and providing the update. I am unable to reproduce this issue at my end. I am able to run the pip install command just fine.

Please follow the below action plan for now and check if that helps:

Could you please upgrade the pip version and check ?

pip install --upgrade pip

After upgrading the pip version, run the below command:

pip install --target="./.python_packages/lib/site-packages" -r ./requirements.txt

If the above plan doesnt help, please try the below:

Could you please try creating a new python azure function using VS code. see here.

Ensure that the pre-requisites are all followed.

For Module not found error, refer this Q&A forum thread.

More Information:

Official guide: Troubleshoot ModuleNotFoundError

An unofficial version of the same guide: Module Not Found Issues

Deployment options available to Python functions in the context of tools (VS Code, core tools command line) being used: Publishing to Azure

If you're still hitting the same issue despite trying out everything in the guides above, please let me know in the comment and I'd be happy to help you further.
Kirkwood Williams 10 Reputation points

2023-10-06T17:34:35.1233333+00:00

Thank you for your additonal assistance. I created a new project, confirmed that azure functions were installed and upgraded pip. My trigger function works fine. However the error still persist only in requirements.txt. Strange issue but if it doesnt intefere with the aactualy function I will continue to troublehsoot and review your suggestions further. Can you confirm the significance of this entry in the .txt ? I read this in the development guide

"The azure-functions entry in requirements.txt is only for linting and customer awareness."
Kirkwood Williams 10 Reputation points

2023-10-06T17:39:54.2933333+00:00

In the meantime I will continue to tshoot.
navba-MSFT 27,540 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2023-10-10T09:56:51.4266667+00:00

@Kirkwood Williams I just wanted to follow-up to check if you had a chance to look at my above comment and try the suggestion. Awaiting your reply.
Kirkwood Williams 10 Reputation points

2023-10-10T18:59:08.8+00:00

@
navba-MSFT

Thanks alot for your assistance. My function was deployed successfully. I removed the entries and received no errors. I will use the remote build method you have suggested now to test the warning I previously received.
navba-MSFT 27,540 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2023-10-11T04:01:30.2033333+00:00

@Kirkwood Williams Thanks for the update.

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Kirkwood Williams 10 Reputation points

2023-10-06T03:58:37.09+00:00
navba-MSFT 27,540 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2023-10-06T06:47:03.7066667+00:00

@Kirkwood Williams Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Forum, Thank you for posting your query here!

I see that you are encountering NameError: name 'azure' is not defined for your Azure function app python application in VS code.

Please follow the below action plan for now:

Please run the python --version command in the terminal and check the version you are using.

Ensure that you have added the right PATH variable in your environment variable in your machine:

Then select the right interpreter in Your Visual Studio code --> View --> Command Pallette or by clicking ctrl + Shift + P

Select the right Python Interpreter as shown below:

Then launch the New terminal and run Python --version and check if you are getting the right python version.

Then run the command pip install -r requirements.txt

Please let me know if you still see the same behavior. I would be happy to help. Awaiting your reply.

**
Please do not forget to "Accept the answer” and “up-vote” wherever the information provided helps you, this can be beneficial to other community members.
Kirkwood Williams 10 Reputation points

2023-10-06T13:30:01.3633333+00:00

Thanks alot for the reply! I followed your instructions and confirmed that the correct path and environments have been selected. The functions script associated to this project has no issues, just the requirements file.
navba-MSFT 27,540 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2023-10-06T14:22:32.4366667+00:00

@Kirkwood Williams Thanks for getting back and providing the update. I am unable to reproduce this issue at my end. I am able to run the pip install command just fine.

Please follow the below action plan for now and check if that helps:

Could you please upgrade the pip version and check ?

pip install --upgrade pip

After upgrading the pip version, run the below command:

pip install --target="./.python_packages/lib/site-packages" -r ./requirements.txt

If the above plan doesnt help, please try the below:

Could you please try creating a new python azure function using VS code. see here.

Ensure that the pre-requisites are all followed.

For Module not found error, refer this Q&A forum thread.

More Information:

Official guide: Troubleshoot ModuleNotFoundError

An unofficial version of the same guide: Module Not Found Issues

Deployment options available to Python functions in the context of tools (VS Code, core tools command line) being used: Publishing to Azure

If you're still hitting the same issue despite trying out everything in the guides above, please let me know in the comment and I'd be happy to help you further.
Kirkwood Williams 10 Reputation points

2023-10-06T17:34:35.1233333+00:00

Thank you for your additonal assistance. I created a new project, confirmed that azure functions were installed and upgraded pip. My trigger function works fine. However the error still persist only in requirements.txt. Strange issue but if it doesnt intefere with the aactualy function I will continue to troublehsoot and review your suggestions further. Can you confirm the significance of this entry in the .txt ? I read this in the development guide

"The azure-functions entry in requirements.txt is only for linting and customer awareness."
Kirkwood Williams 10 Reputation points

2023-10-06T17:39:54.2933333+00:00

In the meantime I will continue to tshoot.
navba-MSFT 27,540 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2023-10-10T09:56:51.4266667+00:00

@Kirkwood Williams I just wanted to follow-up to check if you had a chance to look at my above comment and try the suggestion. Awaiting your reply.
Kirkwood Williams 10 Reputation points

2023-10-10T18:59:08.8+00:00

@
navba-MSFT

Thanks alot for your assistance. My function was deployed successfully. I removed the entries and received no errors. I will use the remote build method you have suggested now to test the warning I previously received.
navba-MSFT 27,540 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2023-10-11T04:01:30.2033333+00:00

@Kirkwood Williams Thanks for the update.

Answer 1

@Kirkwood Williams Thanks for getting back. Regarding your query about the requirements.txt:

The requirements.txt file contains the list of Python packages the system installs when it publishes to Azure. When you're ready to publish, make sure that all your publicly available dependencies are listed in the requirements.txt file.

Note: The runtime library version is fixed by Azure, and it can't be overridden by requirements.txt. The azure-functions entry in requirements.txt is only for linting and customer awareness. More info here.

You can simply remove the azure-functions and test your function app. See the below screenshot from my machine.

requirements.txt User's image

I am able to successfully trigger the function app without any entry in the requirements.txt:

User's image

However, If your app has any dependencies on a few of the library packages then you can add those to the requirements.txt. Then you can use the remote build option and deploy your code to Azure. When you use remote build, dependencies that are restored on the server and native dependencies match the production environment. This results in a smaller deployment package to upload. Use remote build when you're developing Python apps on Windows.

Dependencies are obtained remotely based on the contents of the requirements.txt file. Remote build is the recommended build method. By default, Core Tools requests a remote build when you use the following func azure functionapp publish command to publish your Python project to Azure.

func azure functionapp publish <APP_NAME>

Hope this helps.

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