Indeed there is a new version of Azure tools written in Python (vs the current node.js).
Installation is as easy as
pip install azure-cli
they will pull quite a bit of dependencies though, so you might want to consider using virtualenv.
Check out the reference.
Besides the powershell commandlets there are also the Azure xplat tools that can be used to control your Azure stuff.
Easyest way to install is by using npm:
sudo npm -g update
Afterwards you can run the same command to update to latest and greatest.
Next step is to download and import your management certificate:
azure account download
This will open a browser window and you'll download a *.publishsettings file.
Import it:
azure account import Downloads/<your-subscription-name>-credentials.publishsettings
To show what subscriptions are available to you do a :
azure account list
To choose which one to use:
azure account set <subscription name>
Now, let's quickly deploy a Debian Wheezy VM testytestytest1 with default user testuser and using your SSH key from $HOME in region North Europe
azure vm create testytestytest1 6a83c2d016534a7a917bcd21b6e1c0c9__Debian-8-DAILY-amd64-20160302.0 testuser --ssh --ssh-cert ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub --no-ssh-password --location "North Europe"
Yes, it is that simple.
Once done, you can get all your VMs like so:
azure vm list
To delete a VM and remove its storage blob:
azure vm delete -b <vm name>
To list all available Azure locations:
azure vm location list
To list available VM sizes, the only way to do this seems to be:
azure vm location list --json
To use Azure Resource Manager set the mode like so:
azure config mode arm
And then you need to log-in:
azure login