Merge pull request #302471 from mrm9084/PythonEnableFeaturesOnASchedule

Python Feature Management Time Window

Author: JillGrant615

articles/azure-app-configuration/TOC.yml

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       href: howto-timewindow-filter-aspnet-core.md
     - name: JavaScript
       href: howto-timewindow-filter-javascript.md
+    - name: Python
+      href: howto-time-window-filter-python.md
   - name: Roll out features to targeted audience
     items:
     - name: Overview

articles/azure-app-configuration/howto-time-window-filter-python.md

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+---
+title: Enable features on a schedule in a Python application
+titleSuffix: Azure App Configuration
+description: Learn how to enable feature flags on a schedule in a Python application by using time window filters.
+ms.service: azure-app-configuration
+ms.devlang: python
+author: mrm9084
+ms.author: mametcal
+ms.topic: how-to
+ms.custom: mode-other, devx-track-python
+ms.date: 07/09/2025
+---
+
+# Enable features on a schedule in a Python application
+
+In this guide, you use the time window filter to enable a feature on a schedule for a Python application.
+
+The example used is based on the Python application introduced in the feature management [quickstart](./quickstart-feature-flag-python.md). Before proceeding further, complete the quickstart to create a Python application with a *Beta* feature flag. Once completed, you must [add a time window filter](./howto-timewindow-filter.md) to the *Beta* feature flag in your App Configuration store.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- Create a [Python application with a feature flag](./quickstart-feature-flag-python.md).
+- [Add a time window filter to the feature flag](./howto-timewindow-filter.md)
+
+## Use the time window filter
+
+You've added a time window filter for your *Beta* feature flag in the prerequisites. Next, you'll use the feature flag with the time window filter in your Python application.
+
+When you create a feature manager, the built-in feature filters are automatically added to its feature filter collection.
+
+``` python
+from featuremanagement import FeatureManager
+
+fm = FeatureManager(provider)
+```
+
+## Time window filter in action
+
+When you run the application, the configuration provider loads the *Beta* feature flag from Azure App Configuration. The result of the `is_enabled("Beta")` method will be printed to the console. If your current time is earlier than the start time set for the time window filter, the *Beta* feature flag will be disabled by the time window filter.
+
+You'll see the following console outputs.
+
+``` bash
+Beta is enabled: false
+Beta is enabled: false
+Beta is enabled: false
+Beta is enabled: false
+Beta is enabled: false
+Beta is enabled: false
+```
+
+Once the start time has passed, you'll notice that the *Beta* feature flag is enabled by the time window filter.
+
+You'll see the console outputs change as the *Beta* is enabled.
+
+``` bash
+Beta is enabled: false
+Beta is enabled: false
+Beta is enabled: false
+Beta is enabled: false
+Beta is enabled: false
+Beta is enabled: false
+Beta is enabled: true
+Beta is enabled: true
+Beta is enabled: true
+Beta is enabled: true
+```
+
+If recurrence is enabled when you set up the time window filter, the console outputs will change to `Beta is enabled: false` once your current time passes the end time you set in the time window filter. However, it will change to `Beta is enabled: true` again according to your recurrence settings and continue this pattern until the recurrence expiration time, if set.
+
+## Next steps
+
+To learn more about the feature filters, continue to the following documents.
+
+> [!div class="nextstepaction"]
+> [Enable conditional features with feature filters](./howto-feature-filters.md)
+
+> [!div class="nextstepaction"]
+> [Roll out features to targeted audience](./howto-targetingfilter.md)
+
+For the full feature rundown of the Python feature management library, continue to the following document.
+
+> [!div class="nextstepaction"]
+> [Python Feature Management](./feature-management-python-reference.md)

articles/azure-app-configuration/howto-timewindow-filter.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ms.devlang: csharp
 author: zhiyuanliang-ms
 ms.author: zhiyuanliang
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 10/31/2024
+ms.date: 07/08/2025
 #customer intent: As an application developer, I want to enable a recurring time window filter in a feature flag so that I can enable or disable features on a schedule.
 ---
 
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     - [ASP.NET Core](./howto-timewindow-filter-aspnet-core.md)
     - [JavaScript](./howto-timewindow-filter-javascript.md)
+    - [Python](./howto-time-window-filter-python.md)
 
 ## Next steps