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Python: How to move or copy Azure Blob from one container to another

Shoaib Ijaz

I am using Microsoft Azure SDK for Python in project. I want to move or copy Blob from one container to another. for exmaple

https://demostorage.blob.core.windows.net/image-container/pretty.jpg

I want to move this blob to

https://demostorage.blob.core.windows.net/demo-container/

I have found following method in python SDK but unable to understand it.

def copy_blob(self, container_name, blob_name,...):

How can I do this? Thank you

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Answer

I have done in this way.

from azure.storage.blob import BlobService

def copy_azure_files(self):

        blob_service = BlobService(account_name='account_name', account_key='account_key')
        blob_name = 'pretty.jpg'
        copy_from_container = 'image-container'
        copy_to_container = 'demo-container'

        blob_url = blob_service.make_blob_url(copy_from_container, blob_name)
        # blob_url:https://demostorage.blob.core.windows.net/image-container/pretty.jpg

        blob_service.copy_blob(copy_to_container, blob_name, blob_url)

        #for move the file use this line
        blob_service.delete_blob(copy_from_container, blob_name)

I have not found any Blob Move method yet. So I have used the copy method and then execute Blob function.

This is my solution. If you have better way to handle all this please share with me.

Note: I have not used any custom method all these methods are included in SDK.