Reset Lease state for an azure blob storage container that is in broken state

ResetContainerLeaseState.py

from azure.storage.common.cloudstorageaccount import CloudStorageAccount

# Retrieve the storage account and the storage key
import json
settings= {}
with open('./settings.json') as f:
    settings = json.load(f)
account_name = settings["STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME"]
account_key = settings["STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY"]

# The container that has Lease status broken
container_name='test-lease'

# Create a blobservice client from a storage account client
account = CloudStorageAccount(account_name, account_key)
blobService = account.create_block_blob_service()
    
# Get a container lease
lease_id=blobService.acquire_container_lease(container_name, lease_duration=-1)
# Release that lease
blobService.release_container_lease(container_name,lease_id)