"azureml.core" incompatible with Python 3.10.5

[civanescu]

Trying to follow machine learning training at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/train-local-model-with-azure-mls/2-training-scripts found the following issue.

Python environment: Python 3.10.5
Package: azureml-core 1.0.23
Environment: Windows 11 Pro 10.0.22621 + Visual Studio Code 1.73.1 + Python extension v2022.18.2
Code section:

# Running the script as an experiment
from azureml.core import Experiment, ScriptRunConfig, Environment, Workspace 
[...]

Error result:

C:\Users\civan\VSCode\DP100> c:/Users/civan/VSCode/DP100/.venv/Scripts/python.exe 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "c:\Users\civan\VSCode\DP100\unitB21.py", line 2, in <module>
    from azureml.core import Experiment, ScriptRunConfig, Environment, Workspace
  File "C:\Users\civan\VSCode\DP100\.venv\lib\site-packages\azureml\core\__init__.py", line 10, in <module>
    from azureml.core.workspace import Workspace
  File "C:\Users\civan\VSCode\DP100\.venv\lib\site-packages\azureml\core\workspace.py", line 35, in <module>
    from azureml.data.datastore_client import _DatastoreClient
  File "C:\Users\civan\VSCode\DP100\.venv\lib\site-packages\azureml\data\datastore_client.py", line 19, in <module>
    from .azure_storage_datastore import AzureBlobDatastore, AzureFileDatastore
  File "C:\Users\civan\VSCode\DP100\.venv\lib\site-packages\azureml\data\azure_storage_datastore.py", line 14, in <module>
    from azureml._base_sdk_common.utils import create_retry, common_path, to_unix_path, accumulate
  File "C:\Users\civan\VSCode\DP100\.venv\lib\site-packages\azureml\_base_sdk_common\utils.py", line 10, in <module>
    from collections import Iterable
ImportError: cannot import name 'Iterable' from 'collections' (C:\Python310\lib\collections\__init__.py)

Some latest python info related to "Iterable":
https://docs.python.org/3/library/collections.abc.html#collections-abstract-base-classes
python/cpython#81505

[ManoharLakkoju-MSFT]

@civanescu
Thanks for your feedback! We will investigate and update as appropriate.

It would be great if you could add a link to the documentation you are following for these steps? This would help us redirect the issue to the appropriate team. Thanks!

[civanescu]

@ManoharLakkoju-MSFT , I don't understand the requirement. I tried to run the code from the training lesson. From python 3.10 it is obligatory to use from collection.abc import Iterable ... From error it appear: azureml\_base_sdk_common\utils.py", line 10, in <module> from collections import Iterable

In detail, the code from Azure Machine Learning DP-100 is. I just added Workspace in the 1st insert and I init a ws later in code, but I don't think that does matter.

from azureml.core import Experiment, ScriptRunConfig, Environment
from azureml.core.conda_dependencies import CondaDependencies

# Create a Python environment for the experiment
sklearn_env = Environment("sklearn-env")

# Ensure the required packages are installed
packages = CondaDependencies.create(conda_packages=['scikit-learn','pip'],
                                    pip_packages=['azureml-defaults'])
sklearn_env.python.conda_dependencies = packages

# Create a script config
script_config = ScriptRunConfig(source_directory='training_folder',
                                script='training.py',
                                environment=sklearn_env) 

# Submit the experiment
experiment = Experiment(workspace=ws, name='training-experiment')
run = experiment.submit(config=script_config)
run.wait_for_completion()

[ManoharLakkoju-MSFT]

@civanescu
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