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Getting Started with Azure Cosmos DB Using the Python SDK

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Table of Contents

  • Key Concepts
  • Prerequisites
  • Series Overview
    • 5-Minute Setup Guide
    • Creating and Reading Documents
    • Updating and Deleting Items
    • Cross-partition queries
  • Wrap-Up
  • Leave a review
  • About Azure Cosmos DB

Key Concepts

Before diving into the code and videos, here are some terms you need to know:

  • Azure Cosmos DB Account
  • Database
  • Partition Key

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following setup before following along:

  • Azure Cosmos DB account using the NoSQL API
  • One database (e.g., BookRecommendationsDB)
  • One container (e.g., books) with /category as the partition key
  • Azure CLI installed and logged in
  • Azure Identity
  • Python 3.11 or higher
  • Required Python packages installed
  • Copy .env file with your configuration
  • Clone the series GitHub repository

Series Overview

Each video in the series focuses on a key aspect of using Cosmos DB with Python. Below is a quick summary, but make sure to watch the videos for the full walkthroughs and code demos!

  1. 5-Minute Setup Guide: Authenticate with Azure using Azure Identity and connect to your Azure Cosmos DB account.

  2. Creating and Reading Documents: Creating new items with nested objects and arrays, and reading all items from a container.

  3. Updating and Deleting Items: Learn when to use upsert, update an existing document using replace_item, and delete items by their ID and partition key.

  4. Cross-partition queries: Perform cross-partition queries to retrieve data.

Wrap-Up

This series is designed to help you get up and running quickly with Azure Cosmos DB using Python – from setting up your environment to writing real-world queries that bring your data to life. Go watch the videos, follow along with the code, and experiment with your own data.

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About Azure Cosmos DB

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