text: kafka-python
  ============
  
  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
  ------
  
  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
  -------
  
  Copyright 2015, David Arthur under Apache License, v2.0. See `LICENSE <https://github.com/mumrah/kafka-python/blob/master/LICENSE>`_.
  
  
  Contents
  --------
  
  .. toctree::
     :maxdepth: 2
  
     install
     tests
     usage
     API reference </apidoc/modules>
  
  Indices and tables
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  * :ref:`genindex`
  * :ref:`modindex`
  * :ref:`search`
  