Exercise - Execute AI-generated code securely in Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions provide fast access to isolated execution environments for running AI-generated or user-submitted code. A code interpreter session keeps generated code outside the application process, preserves temporary files across related requests, and automatically removes the environment after a configurable idle period.
In this exercise, you deploy a Python code interpreter session pool, authorize your account with Microsoft Entra ID, and complete a Flask app that calls the Dynamic Sessions REST API. The app uploads sample data, executes a supplied analysis payload, validates the result, retrieves a generated chart from the reused session, detects an expected code failure, and explicitly deletes the session.
Tasks performed in this exercise:
- Download the project starter files and deploy a dynamic session pool
- Create a secure client with an application-generated session identifier
- Authenticate REST requests using Microsoft Entra ID
- Upload data and execute Python code in an isolated session
- List and download files from the reused session
- Detect an execution failure and explicitly delete the session
- Run the Flask app and inspect the REST operation results
This exercise takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.
Before you start
In this section you review the tools and Azure permissions required to complete the exercise.
To complete the exercise, you need:
- An Azure subscription with permissions to create a resource group and Azure Container Apps session pool, and to assign an Azure role.
- Visual Studio Code on one of the supported platforms.
- Python 3.12 or greater.
- The latest version of the Azure CLI.
- A region that supports Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions.
- Optional: The Ruff extension for Visual Studio Code for formatting and linting Python code.
Get started
When you're finished with the exercise, return here to:
- Complete the module
- Earn a badge for completing this module
Select the button to launch the exercise and follow the instructions.
