Understanding triggers

In this section, we will look at how triggers work in Azures Function applications. We will also learn about the different types of triggers and their purpose. Perform the following steps:

1. In the left menu, click on the (+) symbol beside the Functions option for adding, removing, or editing a trigger:

2. You will be taken to the function creation console, which looks like this:

3. Azure does not have a lot of support for Python. So, in this console, let's choose a custom function of our own. Click on Custom function under the Get Started on your own option at the bottom:

4. In the function creation wizard, enable the Experimental Language option in the right menu. Now, you will be able to see thePython option in the available languages:

5. There are two triggers that are available for the Python language. One is the HTTP trigger and the other is the Queue trigger, as seen in the following screenshot:

6. The HTTP trigger will trigger the function whenever it receives an HTTP request. When...