When you add a function now - in the portal the quick start page has no Python options

[David Burnham]

In the latest incarnation of the portal UI quick start - which appears when you press the + sign to create a function there is no option to select 'experimental' languages like Python ! It looks like its C# or NodeJS only !

This sort-of breaks the whole point of this tutorial

[Yoichi Kawasaki]

@djburnham

Thanks for posting this.
This is because Azure function 2.0 became default runtime in Portal. If you switch the runtime to 1.X in Portal, you’ll see options to experimental languages.
I’ll update this tutorial pretty soon and also add contents for Azure functions 2.0 Python.

[sweetmoniker]

Is soon > 6 months? It took me over an hour to find this.

[Yoichi Kawasaki]

@djburnham @sweetmoniker
Very sorry for the late response. We are no longer able to create 1.X Python function in the Azure Portal. I suggest to create 2.X Python function. Here is a quickstart doc I created:

• https://github.com/yokawasa/azure-functions-python-samples/blob/master/docs/quickstart-v2-python-functions.md

Also this below is a note that I added to README.md of this project:

• By default, function apps created in the Azure portal are set to version 2.x. When possible, you should use this runtime version, where new feature investments are being made. Please see this for more detail on Azure Function runtime versions and supported languages
• Please consider to use 2.X Python funciton as Python function in Azure function 1.X is experimental and new feature investments won't be added to 1.X Python function.

[Yoichi Kawasaki]

I'm closing this but please feel free to re-open the issue if you want to have further discussion.

For development of Python functions on Azure Functions 2.X, please use the Azure Functions Core Tools or VS Code extension.