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@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ title: Azure Storage Blobs client library for Python
 keywords: Azure, python, SDK, API, azure-storage-blob, storage
 author: annatisch
 ms.author: antisch
-ms.date: 08/04/2022
+ms.date: 10/11/2022
 ms.topic: reference
 ms.devlang: python
 ms.service: storage
 ---
-# Azure Storage Blobs client library for Python - Version 12.13.1 
+# Azure Storage Blobs client library for Python - version 12.14.0 
 
 Azure Blob storage is Microsoft's object storage solution for the cloud. Blob storage is optimized for storing massive amounts of unstructured data, such as text or binary data.
 
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ Blob storage is ideal for:
 * Storing data for backup and restore, disaster recovery, and archiving
 * Storing data for analysis by an on-premises or Azure-hosted service
 
-[Source code](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.13.1/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/azure/storage/blob) | [Package (PyPI)](https://pypi.org/project/azure-storage-blob/) | [API reference documentation](https://aka.ms/azsdk-python-storage-blob-ref) | [Product documentation](/azure/storage/) | [Samples](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.13.1/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples)
+[Source code](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.14.0/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/azure/storage/blob) | [Package (PyPI)](https://pypi.org/project/azure-storage-blob/) | [API reference documentation](https://aka.ms/azsdk-python-storage-blob-ref) | [Product documentation](/azure/storage/) | [Samples](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.14.0/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples)
 
 
 ## Getting started
 
 ### Prerequisites
-* Python 3.6 or later is required to use this package.
+* Python 3.7 or later is required to use this package. For more details, please read our page on [Azure SDK for Python version support policy](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/wiki/Azure-SDKs-Python-version-support-policy).
 * You must have an [Azure subscription](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/) and an
 [Azure storage account](/azure/storage/common/storage-account-overview) to use this package.
 
@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@ The `credential` parameter may be provided in a number of different forms, depen
 [authorization](/azure/storage/common/storage-auth) you wish to use:
 1. To use an [Azure Active Directory (AAD) token credential](/azure/storage/common/storage-auth-aad),
    provide an instance of the desired credential type obtained from the
-   [azure-identity](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.13.1/sdk/identity/azure-identity#credentials) library.
-   For example, [DefaultAzureCredential](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.13.1/sdk/identity/azure-identity#defaultazurecredential)
+   [azure-identity](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.14.0/sdk/identity/azure-identity#credentials) library.
+   For example, [DefaultAzureCredential](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.14.0/sdk/identity/azure-identity#defaultazurecredential)
    can be used to authenticate the client.
 
    This requires some initial setup:
-   * [Install azure-identity](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.13.1/sdk/identity/azure-identity#install-the-package)
+   * [Install azure-identity](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.14.0/sdk/identity/azure-identity#install-the-package)
    * [Register a new AAD application](/azure/active-directory/develop/quickstart-register-app) and give permissions to access Azure Storage
    * [Grant access](/azure/storage/common/storage-auth-aad-rbac-portal) to Azure Blob data with RBAC in the Azure Portal
    * Set the values of the client ID, tenant ID, and client secret of the AAD application as environment variables:
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ Four different clients are provided to interact with the various components of t
 This library includes a complete async API supported on Python 3.5+. To use it, you must
 first install an async transport, such as [aiohttp](https://pypi.org/project/aiohttp/).
 See
-[azure-core documentation](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/blob/azure-storage-blob_12.13.1/sdk/core/azure-core/CLIENT_LIBRARY_DEVELOPER.md#transport)
+[azure-core documentation](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/blob/azure-storage-blob_12.14.0/sdk/core/azure-core/CLIENT_LIBRARY_DEVELOPER.md#transport)
 for more information.
 
 Async clients and credentials should be closed when they're no longer needed. These
@@ -358,7 +358,10 @@ Other optional configuration keyword arguments that can be specified on the clie
 **Client keyword arguments:**
 
 * __connection_timeout__ (int): The number of seconds the client will wait to establish a connection to the server.
-* __read_timeout__ (int): The number of seconds the client will wait, after the connections has been established, for the server to send a response.
+Defaults to 20 seconds.
+* __read_timeout__ (int): The number of seconds the client will wait, between consecutive read operations, for a
+response from the server. This is a socket level timeout and is not affected by overall data size. Client-side read 
+timeouts will be automatically retried. Defaults to 60 seconds.
 * __transport__ (Any): User-provided transport to send the HTTP request.
 
 **Per-operation keyword arguments:**
@@ -375,7 +378,7 @@ the client level to enable it for all requests.
 
 ## Troubleshooting
 ### General
-Storage Blob clients raise exceptions defined in [Azure Core](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/blob/azure-storage-blob_12.13.1/sdk/core/azure-core/README.md).
+Storage Blob clients raise exceptions defined in [Azure Core](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/blob/azure-storage-blob_12.14.0/sdk/core/azure-core/README.md).
 
 This list can be used for reference to catch thrown exceptions. To get the specific error code of the exception, use the `error_code` attribute, i.e, `exception.error_code`.
 
@@ -414,34 +417,34 @@ service_client.get_service_stats(logging_enable=True)
 
 ### More sample code
 
-Get started with our [Blob samples](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.13.1/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples).
+Get started with our [Blob samples](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.14.0/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples).
 
 Several Storage Blobs Python SDK samples are available to you in the SDK's GitHub repository. These samples provide example code for additional scenarios commonly encountered while working with Storage Blobs:
 
-* [blob_samples_container_access_policy.py](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.13.1/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_container_access_policy.py) ([async version](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.13.1/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_container_access_policy_async.py)) - Examples to set Access policies:
+* [blob_samples_container_access_policy.py](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.14.0/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_container_access_policy.py) ([async version](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.14.0/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_container_access_policy_async.py)) - Examples to set Access policies:
     * Set up Access Policy for container
 
-* [blob_samples_hello_world.py](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.13.1/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_hello_world.py) ([async version](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.13.1/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_hello_world_async.py)) - Examples for common Storage Blob tasks:
+* [blob_samples_hello_world.py](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.14.0/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_hello_world.py) ([async version](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.14.0/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_hello_world_async.py)) - Examples for common Storage Blob tasks:
     * Set up a container
     * Create a block, page, or append blob
     * Upload blobs
     * Download blobs
     * Delete blobs
 
-* [blob_samples_authentication.py](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.13.1/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_authentication.py) ([async version](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.13.1/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_authentication_async.py)) - Examples for authenticating and creating the client:
+* [blob_samples_authentication.py](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.14.0/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_authentication.py) ([async version](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.14.0/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_authentication_async.py)) - Examples for authenticating and creating the client:
     * From a connection string
     * From a shared access key
     * From a shared access signature token
     * From active directory
 
-* [blob_samples_service.py](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.13.1/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_service.py) ([async version](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.13.1/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_service_async.py)) - Examples for interacting with the blob service:
+* [blob_samples_service.py](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.14.0/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_service.py) ([async version](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.14.0/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_service_async.py)) - Examples for interacting with the blob service:
     * Get account information
     * Get and set service properties
     * Get service statistics
     * Create, list, and delete containers
     * Get the Blob or Container client
 
-* [blob_samples_containers.py](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.13.1/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_containers.py) ([async version](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.13.1/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_containers_async.py)) - Examples for interacting with containers:
+* [blob_samples_containers.py](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.14.0/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_containers.py) ([async version](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.14.0/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_containers_async.py)) - Examples for interacting with containers:
     * Create a container and delete containers
     * Set metadata on containers
     * Get container properties
@@ -450,15 +453,15 @@ Several Storage Blobs Python SDK samples are available to you in the SDK's GitHu
     * Upload, list, delete blobs in container
     * Get the blob client to interact with a specific blob
 
-* [blob_samples_common.py](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.13.1/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_common.py) ([async version](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.13.1/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_common_async.py)) - Examples common to all types of blobs:
+* [blob_samples_common.py](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.14.0/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_common.py) ([async version](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.14.0/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_common_async.py)) - Examples common to all types of blobs:
     * Create a snapshot
     * Delete a blob snapshot
     * Soft delete a blob
     * Undelete a blob
     * Acquire a lease on a blob
     * Copy a blob from a URL
 
-* [blob_samples_directory_interface.py](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.13.1/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_directory_interface.py) - Examples for interfacing with Blob storage as if it were a directory on a filesystem:
+* [blob_samples_directory_interface.py](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/azure-storage-blob_12.14.0/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/samples/blob_samples_directory_interface.py) - Examples for interfacing with Blob storage as if it were a directory on a filesystem:
     * Copy (upload or download) a single file or directory
     * List files or directories at a single level or recursively
     * Delete a single file or recursively delete a directory

metadata/latest/azure-storage-blob.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "Name": "azure-storage-blob",
-  "Version": "12.13.1",
+  "Version": "12.14.0",
   "DevVersion": null,
   "DirectoryPath": "sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob",
   "ServiceDirectory": "storage",
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
   "SdkType": "client",
   "IsNewSdk": true,
   "ArtifactName": "azure-storage-blob",
-  "ReleaseStatus": "2022-08-04"
+  "ReleaseStatus": "2022-10-11"
 }