| title | Azure Scheduler SDK for Python |
|---|---|
| description | Reference for Azure Scheduler SDK for Python |
| ms.date | 01/05/2026 |
| ms.topic | reference |
| ms.devlang | python |
| ms.service | scheduler |
pip install azure-mgmt-schedulerThe following code creates an instance of the management client.
You will need to provide your subscription_id which can be retrieved
from your subscription list.
See Resource Management Authentication for details on handling Azure Active Directory authentication with the Python SDK, and creating a Credentials instance.
from azure.mgmt.scheduler import SchedulerManagementClient
from azure.common.credentials import UserPassCredentials
# Replace this with your subscription id
subscription_id = 'aaaa0a0a-bb1b-cc2c-dd3d-eeeeee4e4e4e'
# See above for details on creating different types of AAD credentials
credentials = UserPassCredentials(
'user@domain.com', # Your user
'my_password', # Your password
)
scheduler_client = SchedulerManagementClient(
credentials,
subscription_id
)The following code creates a job collection under an existing resource group. To create or manage resource groups, see Resource Management.
from azure.mgmt.scheduler.models import JobCollectionDefinition, JobCollectionProperties, Sku
group_name = 'myresourcegroup'
job_collection_name = "myjobcollection"
scheduler_client.job_collections.create_or_update(
group_name,
job_collection_name,
JobCollectionDefinition(
location = "West US",
properties = JobCollectionProperties(
sku = Sku(
name="Free"
)
)
)
)
# scheduler_client is a JobCollectionDefinition instance[!div class="nextstepaction"] Explore the Management APIs