Azure functions: Installing Python modules and extensions on consumption plan

Question

I am trying to run a python script with Azure functions. I had success updating the python version and installing modules on Azure functions under the App Services plan but

Answer 1

On Functions Comsumption plan, Kudu extensions are not available. However, you can update pip to be able to install all your dependencies correctly:

• Create your Python script on Functions (let's say NameOfMyFunction/run.py)
• Open a Kudu console
• Go to the folder of your script (should be d:/home/site/wwwroot/NameOfMyFunction)
• Create a virtualenv in this folder (python -m virtualenv myvenv)
• Load this venv (cd myenv/Scripts and call activate.bat)

Your shell should be now prefixed by (myvenv)

• Update pip (python -m pip install -U pip)
• Install what you need (python -m pip install flask)

Now in the Azure Portal, in your script, update the sys.path to add this venv:

import sys, os.path
sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname( __file__ ), 'myvenv/Lib/site-packages')))

You should be able to start what you want now.

(Reference: https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/issues/1044)

Edit: reading previous comment, it seems you need numpy. I just tested right now and I was able to install 1.12.1 with no issues.