Azure CLI is a cross platform scripting tool that runs on Linux, Mac and Windows.
There are two versions of the Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI) currently available:
- Azure CLI 2.0: Next-generation CLI written in Python, for use with the Resource Manager deployment model.
- Azure CLI 1.0: CLI written in Node.js, for use with both the classic and Resource Manager deployment models.
What we’ll cover here is how to install version 2.0 on a Windows 10 machine. To do this you basically need to follow the following steps in this article:
You’ll need to firstly download Python for Windows which you will find here:
https://www.python.org/downloads/
Select the most current version (here 3.6.1).
Once you have downloaded the file, right mouse click on the downloaded file and select Run as administrator.
Accept the UAC that appears.
The install splash screen should now appear. Before you commence the install ensure the option to Add Python to PATH is selected at the bottom of the dialog as shown.
Select the Install now option to commence the installation.
You should now see the installation progressing.
Select Close when complete.
Open a command prompt and type:
python –-version
to which you should see the version number as shown above indicating that Python has install as expected.
You now need to install the Azure CLI which you do using the command:
pip install –-user azure-cli
You should then see a range of package being downloaded as shown above.
This process will take a few minutes to complete.
When the process is complete, you’ll be returned to the command prompt as shown.
The command that you run to launch the CLI environment is az.bat. That has been installed in:
C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python36\Scripts
which unfortunately has not been added to the PATH environment. So you’ll need to add this for convenience.
From the Windows 10 Start type environ and you should see the option Edit environment variables for your account at the top of the list as shown. Select this.
Select the Path line in the top box and then select the Edit button.
Select New and add the path to the az.bat file as shown above.
Select OK twice to save your changes and exit.
If you now go to the command prompt and type:
az
you should see the Azure CLI appear as shown above. You are now ready to use Azure CLI 2.0 on Windows to manage your Azure environment.
