Create a Azure Blob Storage Object

azureBlobStorage.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

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

def run_sample():
    try:
        # Create the BlockBlockService that is used to call the Blob service for the storage account
        block_blob_service = BlockBlobService(
            account_name='ACCOUNTNAME', 
            account_key='ACCOUNTKEY'
        )

        # Create a container called 'quickstartblobs'.
        container_name ='BLOBCONTAINERNAME'
        block_blob_service.create_container(container_name)

        # Set the permission so the blobs are public.
        block_blob_service.set_container_acl(container_name, public_access=PublicAccess.Container)

        # Create a file in Documents to test the upload and download.
        inputdir = "/home/USERNAME/azureStorage/to_upload"
        local_path=os.path.expanduser(inputdir)

        # # go though all files in to_upload directory
         for local_file_name in os.listdir(inputdir):
             full_path_to_file =os.path.join(local_path, local_file_name)
             print("\nUploading to Blob storage as blob" + local_file_name)
             block_blob_service.create_blob_from_path(container_name, local_file_name, full_path_to_file)

        # List the blobs in the container
        print("\nList blobs in the container")
        generator = block_blob_service.list_blobs(container_name)
        for blob in generator:
            print("\t Blob name: " + blob.name)

        # Download the blob(s).
        # Add '_DOWNLOADED' as prefix to '.txt' so you can see both files in Documents.
        output_dir = "/home/USERNAME/azureStorage/to_download"
        for local_file_name in os.listdir(inputdir):
            local_path_download = os.path.join(output_dir, str.replace(local_file_name ,'.txt', '_DOWNLOADED.txt'))
            print("\nDownloading blob to " + local_path_download)
            block_blob_service.get_blob_to_path(container_name, local_file_name, local_path_download)

        sys.stdout.write("Sample finished running.")
        sys.stdout.flush()
        input()

    except Exception as e:
        print(e)


# Main method.
if __name__ == '__main__':
    run_sample()