deploy.py

# More information on Python SDK for Windows Azure
# http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/python/how-to-guides/service-management/
from azure import *
from azure.servicemanagement import *
import time
import base64

subscription_id = 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'
certificate_path = 'mycert.pem'

name = "NameOfYourCloudService"
description = 'created by python'
# LOCATIONS ('East Asia','Southeast Asia','North Europe','West Europe','East US','North Central US','South Central US','West US')
location = 'West Europe'
username = 'azureuser'
password = 'Password!'
image_name = 'b39f27a8b8c64d52b05eac6a62ebad85__Ubuntu-13_10-amd64-server-20131113-en-us-30GB'
# instructions on creating certificate http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/manage/linux/how-to-guides/ssh-into-linux/
fingerprint = 'FingerprintOfYourSshCertificate'

sms = ServiceManagementService(subscription_id, certificate_path)

def wait_for_completion(promise):
	if not promise: return	
	while True:
		time.sleep(5)
		operation_result = sms.get_operation_status(promise.request_id)
		print('  ' + operation_result.status)
		if (operation_result.status == "Succeeded"):
			return

print "creating an affinity group"
sms.create_affinity_group(name, name, location, description)

print "creating a storage account"
result = sms.create_storage_account(name, description, name, affinity_group=name)#
wait_for_completion(result)

print "creating a hosted service"
result = sms.create_hosted_service(service_name = name, label = name, description=description, affinity_group=name)	
wait_for_completion(result)

print "adding certificate"
with open('sshcert.cer', 'r') as content_file:
	certificate = base64.b64encode(content_file.read())

result = sms.add_service_certificate(service_name = name, data = certificate, certificate_format = "pfx", password = "")
wait_for_completion(result)

print "creating machine"
linux_config = LinuxConfigurationSet(name, username, password, True)
linux_config.ssh.public_keys = [PublicKey(fingerprint = fingerprint, path = '/home/' + username + '/.ssh/authorized_keys')]

os_hd = OSVirtualHardDisk(image_name, 'http://' + name + '.blob.core.windows.net/vhd/' + name + '.vhd')

network_configuration = ConfigurationSet()
network_configuration.configuration_set_type = 'NetworkConfiguration'
network_configuration.input_endpoints = list()

input_endpoint = ConfigurationSetInputEndpoint(name="ssh", protocol=u'tcp', port=22 , local_port=22, load_balanced_endpoint_set_name = name)
network_configuration.input_endpoints.append(input_endpoint)

data_virtual_hard_disks = list()

vhd = DataVirtualHardDisk()
vhd.host_caching = u'None'
vhd.disk_label = name 
vhd.lun = 0
vhd.logical_disk_size_in_gb = 128
vhd.media_link = 'http://' + name + '.blob.core.windows.net/vhd/' + name + "data" + '.vhd'
data_virtual_hard_disks.append(vhd)


# the first machine creates the deployment
result = sms.create_virtual_machine_deployment(service_name=name,
	deployment_name=name,
	deployment_slot='production',
	label=name,
	role_name=name,
	system_config=linux_config,
	os_virtual_hard_disk=os_hd,
	network_config=network_configuration,
	availability_set_name=name,
	data_virtual_hard_disks=data_virtual_hard_disks, 
	role_size="Small")

wait_for_completion(result)