Azure Automation Expansion: Support Python Runbooks

[marstr]

As opened by @hdost in Azure/azure-sdk-for-go#2256:

As of right now there is no support for python run books
This would be needed for hashicorp/terraform-provider-azurerm#1602

[marstr]

Relevant clause here, that notably doesn't include Python:
Azure/azure-rest-api-specs/specification/automation/resource-manager/Microsoft.Automation/stable/2015-10-31/runbook.json#L1083

[andyw248]

Support for Python 2 has been added to the product in 2018. This needs to be reflected in the SDK. Created work item.

[hdost]

Is there any chance of a python 3 support?

[andyw248]

Yes, work on migrating this to python 3 is in progress.

[mikemowgli]

Hi @vikram-m, @andyw248 , could you give us a reading on the progress?

[bgmonroe]

Without Python support, automating the deployment and lifecycle of Python-based automation runbooks is impossible. I've no interest in sinking the time/effort into refactoring code to PowerShell so I guess I'll have to look elsewhere for my automation needs.

[mikemowgli]

Without Python support, automating the deployment and lifecycle of Python-based automation runbooks is impossible. I've no interest in sinking the time/effort into refactoring code to PowerShell so I guess I'll have to look elsewhere for my automation needs.

Just do like everyone else: use Azure functions instead

[hdost]

Yea this can probably be closed at this point.