Release azure-appconfiguration-provider_2.6.0b1 · Azure/azure-sdk-for-python

2.6.0b1 (2026-08-25)

Enhanced feature flags created via the dedicated feature flag resource endpoint (FeatureFlagClient/FeatureFlag in azure-appconfiguration) are now loaded automatically alongside key-value based feature flags whenever feature_flag_enabled=True. Both kinds are merged into the same feature_management.feature_flags list, with resource-based feature flags taking precedence over key-value based ones when they share the same name. No new load() options are required to opt in, and existing feature_flag_selectors filter both kinds.

Raised the minimum supported Python version to 3.10, matching the minimum required by azure-appconfiguration>=1.10.0b1. Dropped support for Python 3.7, 3.8, and 3.9.

Fixed a resource leak where replica clients that were no longer part of the auto-failover set were not closed during client refresh.
Fixed auto-failover replica discovery so that a DNS SRV lookup timeout (for either the origin or replica records) is distinguished from an empty replica list. A timeout now correctly triggers the longer fallback refresh interval, while an empty result refreshes at the normal interval.
Fixed a thread-safety issue by publishing refreshed secret values through a new configuration mapping instead of mutating the existing mapping while readers may be iterating.
Fixed refresh_on handling so that a single-string watched setting is treated as a key with the default (no) label instead of being incorrectly unpacked character-by-character.
Fixed a KeyError when loading with an endpoint and credential (no connection string).

Bumped minimum dependency on azure-core to >=1.31.0.
Bumped minimum dependency on azure-appconfiguration to >=1.10.0b1 for FeatureFlagClient/FeatureFlag support.