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June (5)

github: Deprecation of Python 3.9 for Dependabot

GitHub

2026-06-23

Dependabot no longer supports Python 3.9 because it has reached end of life. Continuing to use Python 3.9 may prevent Dependabot from creating pull requests.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for June

Azure Updates

2026-06-02

Azure SQL added support in the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code to run SQL queries in SQL Notebooks, document notebooks with Markdown, and combine kernels such as Python with SQL. The update is generally available as of June 2026.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure HorizonDB Agentic Advisor Solution Accelerator

Azure Updates

2026-06-02

Azure HorizonDB Agentic Advisor Solution Accelerator is now generally available. It provides a financial services-focused reference solution for building multi-agent Python applications with LangGraph and Mem0 on Azure HorizonDB.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure AI Translator SDKs for the latest text translation API

Azure Updates

2026-06-02

Azure AI Translator has released generally available SDKs for the latest text translation REST API. The GA SDKs are available for C#/.NET, Java, JavaScript, and Python.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Anyscale on Azure

Azure Updates

2026-06-02

Anyscale on Azure is now in public preview. It provides a managed Ray platform for running Python workloads at scale on Azure.

May (3)

azure: [In preview] Update: Microsoft Entra ID token refresh support for Python, .NET, and JavaScript in Azure Database for PostgreSQL

Azure Updates

2026-05-20

Microsoft Entra ID token refresh is now available in Python, .NET, and JavaScript client libraries for Azure Database for PostgreSQL. This reduces the need to manually handle token renewal in applications.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: langchain-azure-cosmosdb python package for Azure Cosmos DB

Azure Updates

2026-05-20

Microsoft announced general availability of the langchain-azure-cosmosdb Python package for Azure Cosmos DB. The package adds direct support for vector and hybrid search, semantic caching, and chat history for LangChain and LangGraph applications.

github: Upcoming deprecation of Python 3.9 for Dependabot

GitHub

2026-05-19

Dependabot will stop supporting Python 3.9 on June 23, 2026 because Python 3.9 has reached end of life. Users still on 3.9 may see Dependabot issues after the cutoff.

April (3)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0

Azure Updates

2026-04-29

Microsoft Agent Framework is now generally available at version 1.0 for .NET and Python. The release includes stable APIs, long-term support, multi-agent orchestration, multi-provider model support, and cross-runtime interoperability via A2A.

github: Dependabot-based dependency graphs for Python

GitHub

2026-04-23

GitHub now uses Dependabot-based data to generate more complete and accurate transitive dependency trees for Python dependency graphs and SBOMs. This change improves coverage for Python projects.

azure: Retirement: Python support for Azure App Service and Azure Functions on Windows will be retired on March 31, 2027

Azure Updates

2026-04-02

Python apps hosted on Azure App Service on Windows and Azure Functions on Windows will be retired on March 31, 2027. After that date, app configuration and content remain, but the apps will stop running.