Azure / Azure/azure-sdk-for-python
AIProjectClient: add AzureKeyCredential support for simple API‑key auth
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Description
### Library
- `azure-ai-projects` (preview)
Package path: [`sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects`](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/main/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects)
### Feature request
Please allow `AIProjectClient` to be instantiated with **`AzureKeyCredential`** so that customers can authenticate with a basic API key, matching the experience found in other SDKs.
### Current behaviour
`AIProjectClient` today only accepts a `TokenCredential`‑derived object:
* [Class definition](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/blob/main/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/azure/ai/projects/_client.py#L26-L35)
* Underlying configuration that wires only bearer‑token auth → [`_configuration.py`](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/blob/main/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/azure/ai/projects/_configuration.py#L16-L50)
Consequently, users who obtain an **API key** from the Azure AI Foundry portal (`ai.azure.com`) or from ARM/Portal blades cannot drop directly into the Python SDK without also setting up an AAD application, service principal, or managed identity. This gap is a frequent paper‑cut for rapid prototyping and for customers whose security posture relies exclusively on key‑based auth.
### Desired behaviour
Provide parity with clients such as `AzureOpenAIClient`, `DocumentTranslationClient`, and others that support:
```python
from azure.ai.projects import AIProjectClient
from azure.core.credentials import AzureKeyCredential
client = AIProjectClient(
endpoint="https://.openai.azure.com",
credential=AzureKeyCredential("")
)
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