I’ve been scratching my head for a while now on how to use a secrets file in an Azure DevOps build pipeline.
By a secrets file I’m referring to a part of your code that contains sensitive information like database connection strings, passwords or API keys. Secrets like this should never be deployed with the app or committed to source control but you all knew that anyway, right?
But if it isn’t in the repository how can you deploy it or use it in a build? In my particular case, a Python project, the secrets were stored in a config…
Although Python is a supported language in Azure Functions now, it isn’t what I’d call a first-class citizen. Below are some common pitfalls and workarounds to get an Azure Function written in Python to work.
Changing versions
Most likely you’ll want to use the latest version of Python, to do this:
- Check the current version that is installed. Inside the Kudu command prompt:
python -c "import sys; print(sys.version)" - If you need to upgrade go to ‘Site Extensions’ in Kudu > Gallery > Search for Python > Install it and copy the path it installs to (see below):
- Go back to the function…
