bets practices recommends using string partition keys

sdk/cosmos/azure-cosmos/azure/cosmos/aio/container.py

@@ -210,15 +210,15 @@ async def create_item(
     async def read_item(
             self,
             item: Union[str, Dict[str, Any]],
-            partition_key: Union[str, int, float, bool],
+            partition_key: str,
             **kwargs: Any
     ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """Get the item identified by `item`.
 
         :param item: The ID (name) or dict representing item to retrieve.
         :type item: Union[str, Dict[str, Any]]
-        :param partition_key: Partition key for the item to retrieve.
-        :type partition_key: Union[str, int, float, bool]
+        :param str partition_key: Partition key for the item to retrieve.
+        
         :keyword str session_token: Token for use with Session consistency.
         :keyword Dict[str, str] initial_headers: Initial headers to be sent as part of the request.
         :keyword response_hook: A callable invoked with the response metadata.
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ def query_items(
             Each parameter is a dict() with 'name' and 'value' keys.
             Ignored if no query is provided.
         :type parameters: Optional[List[Dict[str, Any]]]
-        :param partition_key: Specifies the partition key value for the item. If none is provided,
+        :param str partition_key: Specifies the partition key value for the item. If none is provided,
             a cross-partition query will be executed.
         :type partition_key: Optional[Union[str, int, float, bool]]
         :keyword int max_item_count: Max number of items to be returned in the enumeration operation.
@@ -400,8 +400,7 @@ def query_items_change_feed(
             beginning (true) or from current (false). By default it's start from current (false).
         :keyword str continuation: e_tag value to be used as continuation for reading change feed.
         :keyword int max_item_count: Max number of items to be returned in the enumeration operation.
-        :keyword partition_key: partition key at which ChangeFeed requests are targeted.
-        :paramtype partition_key: Union[str, int, float, bool]
+        :keyword str partition_key: partition key at which ChangeFeed requests are targeted.
         :keyword response_hook: A callable invoked with the response metadata.
         :paramtype response_hook: Callable[[Dict[str, str], AsyncItemPaged[Dict[str, Any]]], Any]
         :returns: An AsyncItemPaged of items (dicts).
@@ -531,7 +530,7 @@ async def replace_item(
     async def delete_item(
             self,
             item: Union[str, Dict[str, Any]],
-            partition_key: Union[str, int, float, bool],
+            partition_key: str,
             **kwargs: Any
     ) -> None:
         """Delete the specified item from the container.
@@ -540,8 +539,7 @@ async def delete_item(
 
         :param item: The ID (name) or dict representing item to be deleted.
         :type item: Union[str, Dict[str, Any]]
-        :param partition_key: Specifies the partition key value for the item.
-        :type partition_key: Union[str, int, float, bool]
+        :param str partition_key: Specifies the partition key value for the item.
         :keyword str pre_trigger_include: trigger id to be used as pre operation trigger.
         :keyword str post_trigger_include: trigger id to be used as post operation trigger.
         :keyword str session_token: Token for use with Session consistency.
@@ -673,9 +671,8 @@ def query_conflicts(
         :param str query: The Azure Cosmos DB SQL query to execute.
         :param parameters: Optional array of parameters to the query. Ignored if no query is provided.
         :type parameters: Optional[List[Dict[str, Any]]]
-        :param partition_key: Specifies the partition key value for the item. If none is passed in, a
+        :param str partition_key: Specifies the partition key value for the item. If none is passed in, a
             cross partition query will be executed.
-        :type partition_key: Union[str, int, float, bool]
         :keyword int max_item_count: Max number of items to be returned in the enumeration operation.
         :keyword response_hook: A callable invoked with the response metadata.
         :paramtype response_hook: Callable[[Dict[str, str], AsyncItemPaged[Dict[str, Any]]], Any]
@@ -706,15 +703,14 @@ def query_conflicts(
     async def read_conflict(
             self,
             conflict: Union[str, Dict[str, Any]],
-            partition_key: Union[str, int, float, bool],
+            partition_key: str,
             **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """Get the conflict identified by `conflict`.
 
         :param conflict: The ID (name) or dict representing the conflict to retrieve.
         :type conflict: Union[str, Dict[str, Any]]
-        :param partition_key: Partition key for the conflict to retrieve.
-        :type partition_key: Union[str, int, float, bool]
+        :param str partition_key: Partition key for the conflict to retrieve.
         :keyword response_hook: A callable invoked with the response metadata.
         :paramtype response_hook: Callable[[Dict[str, str], Dict[str, Any]], Any]
         :raises ~azure.cosmos.exceptions.CosmosHttpResponseError: The given conflict couldn't be retrieved.
@@ -735,7 +731,7 @@ async def read_conflict(
     async def delete_conflict(
             self,
             conflict: Union[str, Dict[str, Any]],
-            partition_key: Union[str, int, float, bool],
+            partition_key: str,
             **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> None:
         """Delete a specified conflict from the container.
@@ -744,8 +740,7 @@ async def delete_conflict(
 
         :param conflict: The ID (name) or dict representing the conflict to retrieve.
         :type conflict: Union[str, Dict[str, Any]]
-        :param partition_key: Partition key for the conflict to retrieve.
-        :type partition_key: Union[str, int, float, bool]
+        :param str partition_key: Partition key for the conflict to retrieve.
         :keyword response_hook: A callable invoked with the response metadata.
         :paramtype response_hook: Callable[[Dict[str, str], None], Any]
         :raises ~azure.cosmos.exceptions.CosmosHttpResponseError: The conflict wasn't deleted successfully.

sdk/cosmos/azure-cosmos/azure/cosmos/aio/database.py

@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ def query_containers(
     async def replace_container(
             self,
             container: Union[str, ContainerProxy, Dict[str, Any]],
-            partition_key: Union[str, int, float, bool],
+            partition_key: PartitionKey,
             **kwargs: Any
     ) -> ContainerProxy:
         """Reset the properties of the container.
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ async def replace_container(
             :class:`ContainerProxy` instance of the container to be replaced.
         :type container: Union[str, Dict[str, Any], ~azure.cosmos.aio.ContainerProxy]
         :param partition_key: The partition key to use for the container.
-        :type partition_key: Union[str, int, float, bool]
+        :type partition_key: ~azure.cosmos.partition_key.PartitionKey
         :keyword Dict[str, str] indexing_policy: The indexing policy to apply to the container.
         :keyword int default_ttl: Default time to live (TTL) for items in the container.
             If unspecified, items do not expire.

sdk/cosmos/azure-cosmos/azure/cosmos/aio/scripts.py

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ async def delete_stored_procedure(self, sproc: Union[str, Dict[str, Any]], **kwa
     async def execute_stored_procedure(
         self,
         sproc: Union[str, Dict[str, Any]],
-        partition_key: Optional[Union[str, int, float, bool]] = None,
+        partition_key: Optional[str] = None,
         params: Optional[List[Dict[str, Any]]] = None,
         **kwargs: Any
     ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
@@ -207,9 +207,8 @@ async def execute_stored_procedure(
 
         :param sproc: The ID (name) or dict representing the stored procedure to be executed.
         :type sproc: Union[str, Dict[str, Any]]
-        :param partition_key: Specifies the partition key to indicate which partition the stored procedure should
+        :param Optional[str] partition_key: Specifies the partition key to indicate which partition the stored procedure should
             execute on.
-        :type partition_key: Optional[Union[str, int, float, bool]]
         :param params: List of parameters to be passed to the stored procedure to be executed.
         :type params: Optional[List[Dict[str, Any]]]
         :keyword bool enable_script_logging: Enables or disables script logging for the current request.