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Getting started with data solutions for Python apps on Azure	Index of getting started material in the Azure documentation for data solutions for Python apps.	05/28/2020	conceptual	devx-track-python, py-fresh-zinc

Data solutions for Python apps on Azure

The following articles help you get started with various data solutions on Azure.

SQL databases

• PostgreSQL:

  • Use Python to connect and query data in Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Run a Python (Django or Flask) web app with PostgreSQL in Azure App Service

• MySQL:

  • Use Python to connect and query data with Azure Database for MySQL

• Azure SQL:

  • Use Python to query an Azure SQL database

• MariaDB:

  • How to connect applications to Azure Database for MariaDB

Tables, blobs, files, NoSQL

• Tables and NoSQL:

  • Build an Azure Cosmos DB for Table app with Python
  • Build a Python application using an Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL account
  • Build a Cassandra app with Python SDK and Azure Cosmos DB
  • Create a graph database in Azure Cosmos DB using Python and the Azure portal
  • Build a Python app using Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB

• Blob and file storage:

  • Manage Azure Storage blobs with Python
  • Develop for Azure Files with Python

• Redis Cache:

  • Create a Python app that uses Azure Cache for Redis

Big data and analytics

• Big data analytics (Azure Data Lake analytics):

  • Manage Azure Data Lake Analytics using Python
  • Develop U-SQL with Python for Azure Data Lake Analytics

• Big data orchestration (Azure Data Factory):

  • Create a data factory and pipeline using Python
  • Transform data by running a Python activity in Azure Databricks

• Big data streaming and event ingestion (Azure Event Hubs):

  • Send events to or receive events from event hubs by using Python
  • Event Hubs Capture walkthrough: Python
  • Capture Event Hubs data in Azure Storage and read it by using Python

• Hadoop (Azure HDInsights):

  • Use Spark & Hive Tools for Visual Studio Code

• Spark-based analytics (Azure Databricks):

  • Connect to Azure Databricks from Excel, Python, or R
  • Run a Spark job on Azure Databricks using the Azure portal
  • Tutorial: Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Azure Databricks & Spark