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kafka-python
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This module provides low-level protocol support for Apache Kafka as well as
high-level consumer and producer classes. Request batching is supported by the
protocol as well as broker-aware request routing. Gzip and Snappy compression
is also supported for message sets.
http://kafka.apache.org/
On Freenode IRC at #kafka-python, as well as #apache-kafka
For general discussion of kafka-client design and implementation (not python specific),
see https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!forum/kafka-clients
Status
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The current stable version of this package is `0.9.3 <https://github.com/mumrah/kafka-python/releases/tag/v0.9.3>`_ and is compatible with:
Kafka broker versions
* 0.8.2.0 [offset management currently ZK only -- does not support ConsumerCoordinator offset management APIs]
* 0.8.1.1
* 0.8.1
* 0.8.0
Python versions
* 2.6 (tested on 2.6.9)
* 2.7 (tested on 2.7.9)
* 3.3 (tested on 3.3.5)
* 3.4 (tested on 3.4.2)
* pypy (tested on pypy 2.4.0 / python 2.7.8)
License
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Copyright 2015, David Arthur under Apache License, v2.0. See `LICENSE <https://github.com/mumrah/kafka-python/blob/master/LICENSE>`_.
Contents
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.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2
install
tests
usage
API reference </apidoc/modules>
Indices and tables
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* :ref:`genindex`
* :ref:`modindex`
* :ref:`search`