upload_sample_files_azure_blob.py

import os, sys, uuid, time
from azure.storage.blob import BlockBlobService, PublicAccess


CONTAINER_NAME = '<container name>'

service = BlockBlobService(account_name='<account name', account_key='<your key>')

try:
  service.create_container(container_name = CONTAINER_NAME)
except:
  print('container exists')

def upload_file():
  id = str(uuid.uuid4())

  local_path = os.path.expanduser("~/Downloads")
  file_path = "blob_" + id + ".txt"
  full_file_path = os.path.join(local_path, file_path)

  file = open(full_file_path, 'w')
  file.write("Id: " + id)
  file.write("\nTimestamp: " + str(time.time()))
  file.close()

  print("Temp file: " + full_file_path)
  print("\nUploading to storage as " + file_path)

  service.create_blob_from_path(container_name=CONTAINER_NAME, blob_name = file_path, file_path = full_file_path)

  os.remove(full_file_path)


if __name__ == '__main__':

  sys.stdout.write("Press any key to begin sending files to blob storage container '" +  CONTAINER_NAME + "'")
  sys.stdout.flush()

  exit_loop = False

  while not exit_loop:
      
    number_of_files_input = input("enter number of files to send to blob storage or 'q' to quit: ")

    if (number_of_files_input == 'q'):
      exit_loop = True
    else:
      number_of_files = int(number_of_files_input)

      for i in range(0, number_of_files):
        upload_file()