python-appservice-deploy

Overview

This skill automates the deployment of Python web applications to Azure App Service Linux. It supports Flask, Django, and FastAPI frameworks, as well as generic Python apps. The skill uses Azure MCP tools to provision infrastructure (resource groups, App Service plans, and web apps) and deploy code with minimal user input, requiring only an app name to get started.

Key Features

• Smart defaults with minimal prompts: Automatically derives resource group, plan name, region, and subscription from the app name and current Azure CLI context, so you only need to provide the app name.
• Framework auto-detection: Identifies whether your project uses Flask, Django, FastAPI, or another Python framework and configures startup commands accordingly (e.g., Uvicorn for FastAPI).
• Dual deployment paths: Supports both azd deploy (when azure.yaml is present) and az webapp deploy --type zip for flexible deployment workflows.
• Built-in error handling: Includes a symptom-to-fix matrix for common issues like container ping timeouts, missing modules, and transient ARM errors, with automatic retry guidance.
• Safe deployment practices: Enforces strict rules such as no post-deploy verification probes (allowing 2-3 minutes for App Service warm-up), correct shell escaping for runtime strings, and avoidance of deprecated commands.

Who is this for?

• Python developers who want to deploy Flask, Django, or FastAPI applications to Azure without writing infrastructure-as-code templates
• Teams looking for a quick code-deploy workflow that provisions Azure resources automatically
• Developers who prefer using Azure CLI or azd over portal-based deployments and want a guided, error-resistant process