Azure will determine that your application uses Python if both of these conditions are true:
- requirements.txt file in the root folder
- any .py file in the root folder OR a runtime.txt that specifies python
When that's the case, it will use a Python specific deployment script, which performs the standard synchronization of files, as well as additional Python operations such as:
- Automatic management of virtual environment
- Installation of packages listed in requirements.txt using pip
- Creation of the appropriate web.config based on the selected Python version.
- Collect static files for Django applications
You can control certain aspects of the default deployment steps without having to customize the script.
If you want to skip all Python specific deployment steps, you can create this empty file:
\.skipPythonDeployment
For more control over deployment, you can override the default deployment script by creating the following files:
\.deployment
\deploy.cmd
You can use the Azure command-line interface to create the files. Use this command from your project folder:
azure site deploymentscript --python
When these files don't exist, Azure creates a temporary deployment script and runs it. It is identical to the one you create with the command above.