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Jegatheesan2011
Copper Contributor
Jan 21, 2020

Can we run azure functions locally in VSCode without admin rights

Whenever I tried to debug the azure functions locally in vscode, a dialog box appears and it asks to install azure function core tools.

 

After installing, it throws an error as Unable to import azure.functions pylint(import-error).

 

When I tried to debug one more time without modifying anything, it is asking to install azure function core tools again. I don't understand why it is asking multiple times to install azure function core tools and also also why it is throwing error as could not import azure.functions. Please help on this.

 

I am trying the above steps as a local user. If I tried to do using admin user, it is working.

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  • Kidd_Ip's avatar
    Kidd_Ip
    MVP
    May 31, 2026

    You can run Azure Functions locally in VS Code without admin rights, but Azure Functions Core Tools is required. The repeated prompts and pylint(import-error) issue occur because Core Tools and the azure.functions Python package are not installed or accessible under your non‑admin profile:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/functions-develop-local?pivots=programming-language-csharp