How to import azure.ai.ml in to local jupyter notebook running python?

Question

The 'Explore the Python SDK' module instructs users to initiate a connection the Azure ML client using this command from azure.ai.ml import MLClient. When I attempt to run this from a local jupyter notebook using Python 3.9.2 I get a ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'azure' .

Is it possible to run these modules outside of the Azure Portal/ML environment?
If so, how do I run an import of the azure.ai.ml module whose name contains '.' and whose name is azure-ai-ml according to pip show azure-ai-ml?

Answer 1

Hi Matt Chmielewski,

Thank you for reaching out to us on Microsoft Q&A forum.

Yes, absolutely. You can run them outside of the Azure Portal/ML environment, including your local Jupyter Notebook. The ModuleNotFoundError you’re experiencing usually means that the Python package you need in your environment is not installed.

The package you will need is called azure-ai-ml, which is part of the Azure Machine Learning SDK. To install it using pip, follow the steps below:

1.Open terminal or command prompt.
2.Run following command to install the package:

pip install azure-ai-ml

3.Once the installation is complete, restart your Jupyter Notebook kernel to ensure the changes take effect.

After that, you should be able to import MLClient without any issues:

from azure.ai.ml import MLClient

If you’re still encountering issues, double-check that you’re using the correct Python environment in your Jupyter Notebook. You can verify this by running:

import sys
print(sys.executable)

This will display the Python interpreter being used. Ensure it matches the environment where you installed azure-ai-ml.

I hope this helps!

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