ml extension is not working on AlmaLinux because of `No module named 'google.protobuf'` issue

Describe the bug

I'm trying to install and use the ml extension on an AlmaLinux machine. You can easily reproduce the issue using Docker. The installation of Azure CLI went well (I followed https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli-linux?pivots=dnf). The installation of the ml extension using az extension add—n ml also went well.

However, as soon as I enter any az ml ... command, I get this output:

$ az ml model list
No module named 'google.protobuf'
'ml' is misspelled or not recognized by the system.

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az extension add --name anextension
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az extension list-available
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The important part is the No module named 'google.protobuf' message.

Related command

az ml model list

Errors

No module named 'google.protobuf'
'ml' is misspelled or not recognized by the system.

Examples from AI knowledge base:
az extension add --name anextension
Add extension by name

az extension list-available
List all publicly available extensions

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/cli/azure/extension#az_extension_add
Read more about the command in reference docs

Issue script & Debug output

$ az ml model list --debug
cli.knack.cli: Command arguments: ['ml', 'model', 'list', '--debug']
cli.knack.cli: __init__ debug log:
Enable color in terminal.
cli.knack.cli: Event: Cli.PreExecute []
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandParser.OnGlobalArgumentsCreate [<function CLILogging.on_global_arguments at 0x7f27619e3310>, <function OutputProducer.on_global_arguments at 0x7f2761086d30>, <function CLIQuery.on_global_arguments at 0x7f2760e24310>]
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnPreCommandTableCreate []
cli.azure.cli.core: No module found from index for '['ml', 'model', 'list', '--debug']'
cli.azure.cli.core: Loading all modules and extensions
cli.azure.cli.core: Discovered command modules: ['acr', 'acs', 'advisor', 'ams', 'apim', 'appconfig', 'appservice', 'aro', 'backup', 'batch', 'batchai', 'billing', 'botservice', 'cdn', 'cloud', 'cognitiveservices', 'compute_recommender', 'computefleet', 'config', 'configure', 'consumption', 'container', 'containerapp', 'cosmosdb', 'databoxedge', 'dls', 'dms', 'eventgrid', 'eventhubs', 'extension', 'feedback', 'find', 'hdinsight', 'identity', 'interactive', 'iot', 'keyvault', 'lab', 'managedservices', 'maps', 'marketplaceordering', 'monitor', 'mysql', 'netappfiles', 'network', 'policyinsights', 'privatedns', 'profile', 'rdbms', 'redis', 'relay', 'resource', 'role', 'search', 'security', 'servicebus', 'serviceconnector', 'servicefabric', 'signalr', 'sql', 'sqlvm', 'storage', 'synapse', 'util', 'vm']
cli.azure.cli.core: Loading command modules:
cli.azure.cli.core: Name                  Load Time    Groups  Commands
cli.azure.cli.core: acr                       0.115        36       149
cli.azure.cli.core: acs                       0.014        14        77
cli.azure.cli.core: advisor                   0.001         3         6
cli.azure.cli.core: ams                       0.004        22       100
cli.azure.cli.core: apim                      0.005        14        69
cli.azure.cli.core: appconfig                 0.002         9        47
cli.azure.cli.core: appservice                0.018        79       270
cli.azure.cli.core: aro                       0.006         1        10
cli.azure.cli.core: backup                    0.016        16        60
cli.azure.cli.core: batch                     0.039        34       102
cli.azure.cli.core: batchai                   0.002        10        30
cli.azure.cli.core: billing                   0.009        19        53
cli.azure.cli.core: botservice                0.003        12        42
cli.azure.cli.core: cdn                       0.089         8        50
cli.azure.cli.core: cloud                     0.001         1         7
cli.azure.cli.core: cognitiveservices         0.002        10        33
cli.azure.cli.core: compute_recommender       0.002         1         1
cli.azure.cli.core: computefleet              0.005         1         1
cli.azure.cli.core: config                    0.001         2         7
cli.azure.cli.core: configure                 0.001         2         5
cli.azure.cli.core: consumption               0.011         8         9
cli.azure.cli.core: container                 0.005         2        17
cli.azure.cli.core: containerapp              0.063        37       123
cli.azure.cli.core: cosmosdb                  0.012        58       199
cli.azure.cli.core: databoxedge               0.005         5        28
cli.azure.cli.core: dls                       0.002         6        36
cli.azure.cli.core: dms                       0.001         3        22
cli.azure.cli.core: eventgrid                 0.004        25        96
cli.azure.cli.core: eventhubs                 0.007        14        21
cli.azure.cli.core: extension                 0.001         1         7
cli.azure.cli.core: feedback                  0.000         1         2
cli.azure.cli.core: find                      0.001         1         1
cli.azure.cli.core: hdinsight                 0.004         9        42
cli.azure.cli.core: identity                  0.002         2        11
cli.azure.cli.core: interactive               0.000         1         1
cli.azure.cli.core: iot                       0.099        19        82
cli.azure.cli.core: keyvault                  0.006        20       113
cli.azure.cli.core: lab                       0.019         9        29
cli.azure.cli.core: managedservices           0.006         3         8
cli.azure.cli.core: maps                      0.001         5        13
cli.azure.cli.core: marketplaceordering       0.001         1         2
cli.azure.cli.core: monitor                   0.339        18        61
cli.azure.cli.core: mysql                     0.049        16        56
cli.azure.cli.core: netappfiles               0.028         8        17
cli.azure.cli.core: network                   0.087       103       338
cli.azure.cli.core: policyinsights            0.007         9        17
cli.azure.cli.core: privatedns                0.013        14        60
cli.azure.cli.core: profile                   0.001         2         8
cli.azure.cli.core: rdbms                     0.133        50       208
cli.azure.cli.core: redis                     0.002         7        38
cli.azure.cli.core: relay                     0.015         7         8
cli.azure.cli.core: resource                  0.013        52       232
cli.azure.cli.core: role                      0.003        17        61
cli.azure.cli.core: search                    0.005         7        19
cli.azure.cli.core: security                  0.008        48        98
cli.azure.cli.core: servicebus                0.005        13        17
cli.azure.cli.core: serviceconnector          0.044        20       315
cli.azure.cli.core: servicefabric             0.008        27        80
cli.azure.cli.core: signalr                   0.002        10        42
cli.azure.cli.core: sql                       0.013        56       215
cli.azure.cli.core: sqlvm                     0.021         4        20
cli.azure.cli.core: storage                   0.044        59       273
cli.azure.cli.core: synapse                   0.010        54       246
cli.azure.cli.core: util                      0.001         3         7
cli.azure.cli.core: vm                        0.034        58       233
cli.azure.cli.core: Total (65)                1.471      1186      4650
cli.azure.cli.core: Loading extensions:
cli.azure.cli.core: Name                  Load Time    Groups  Commands  Directory
No module named 'google.protobuf'
azext_mlv2.manual.vendored_curated_sdk.azure.ai.ml._azure_environments: Using the default cloud configuration: 'AzureCloud'.
cli.azure.cli.core: ml                        0.866         1         0  /home/ec2-user/.azure/cliextensions/ml
cli.azure.cli.core: Total (1)                 0.866         1         0  
cli.azure.cli.core: Loaded 1173 groups, 4650 commands.
cli.azure.cli.core: Updated command index in 0.005 seconds.
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnPreCommandTableTruncate [<function AzCliLogging.init_command_file_logging at 0x7f275d3250d0>]
cli.azure.cli.core.azlogging: metadata file logging enabled - writing logs to '/home/ec2-user/.azure/commands/2024-11-28.10-19-30.unknown_command.23173.log'.
az_command_data_logger: command args: ml model list --debug
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnPreArgumentLoad [<function register_global_subscription_argument.<locals>.add_subscription_parameter at 0x7f275d353dc0>]
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnPostArgumentLoad []
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnPostCommandTableCreate [<function register_ids_argument.<locals>.add_ids_arguments at 0x7f275d2f5dc0>, <function register_cache_arguments.<locals>.add_cache_arguments at 0x7f275d313c10>, <function register_upcoming_breaking_change_info.<locals>.update_breaking_change_info at 0x7f275d313ca0>]
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnCommandTableLoaded []
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnPreParseArgs [<function _documentdb_deprecate at 0x7f275a920d30>]
urllib3.connectionpool: Starting new HTTPS connection (1): app.aladdin.microsoft.com:443
urllib3.connectionpool: https://app.aladdin.microsoft.com:443 "GET /api/v1.0/suggestions?query=%7B%22command%22%3A+%22ml%22%2C+%22parameters%22%3A+%22%22%7D&clientType=AzureCli&context=%7B%22versionNumber%22%3A+%222.67.0%22%2C+%22errorType%22%3A+%22UnknownSubcommand%22%2C+%22correlationId%22%3A+%2230aabb33-72bf-458b-83d1-683b9620de2d%22%2C+%22subscriptionId%22%3A+%228c59bf15-b4a9-4398-a354-d2a4e7d60e2a%22%2C+%22eventId%22%3A+%223219860f-9a29-4c5f-99e2-28e8cdd3ea32%22%7D HTTP/1.1" 200 None
cli.azure.cli.core.command_recommender: "--name" is an invalid parameter for command "ml".
cli.azure.cli.core.azclierror: NoneType: None

cli.azure.cli.core.azclierror: 'ml' is misspelled or not recognized by the system.
az_command_data_logger: 'ml' is misspelled or not recognized by the system.

Examples from AI knowledge base:
az extension add --name anextension
Add extension by name

az extension list-available
List all publicly available extensions

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/cli/azure/extension#az_extension_add
Read more about the command in reference docs
cli.knack.cli: Event: Cli.PostExecute [<function AzCliLogging.deinit_cmd_metadata_logging at 0x7f275d325310>]
az_command_data_logger: exit code: 2
cli.__main__: Command ran in 2.674 seconds (init: 0.116, invoke: 2.558)
telemetry.main: Begin splitting cli events and extra events, total events: 1
telemetry.client: Accumulated 0 events. Flush the clients.
telemetry.main: Finish splitting cli events and extra events, cli events: 1
telemetry.save: Save telemetry record of length 3940 in cache file under /home/ec2-user/.azure/telemetry/20241128101930609
telemetry.main: Begin creating telemetry upload process.
telemetry.process: Creating upload process: "/usr/bin/python3.9 /usr/lib64/az/lib/python3.9/site-packages/azure/cli/telemetry/__init__.py /home/ec2-user/.azure /home/ec2-user/.azure/telemetry/20241128101930609"
telemetry.process: Return from creating process 23177
telemetry.main: Finish creating telemetry upload process.

Expected behavior

I would have expected error messages relative to the command I've entered, like one the following arguments are required: [--workspace-name/-w, --registry-name] or Please run 'az login' to setup account., not an internal error coming from protobuf.

Environment Summary

azure-cli 2.67.0

core 2.67.0 telemetry 1.1.0

Extensions: ml 2.32.4

Dependencies: msal 1.31.0 azure-mgmt-resource 23.1.1

Python location '/usr/bin/python3.9' Extensions directory '/root/.azure/cliextensions'

Python (Linux) 3.9.19 (main, Sep 11 2024, 00:00:00) [GCC 11.5.0 20240719 (Red Hat 11.5.0-2)]

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Additional context

No bug in Ubuntu.

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