Broker Compatibility

The Python client (as well as the underlying C library librdkafka) supports

all broker versions >= 0.8.

But due to the nature of the Kafka protocol in broker versions 0.8 and 0.9 it

is not safe for a client to assume what protocol version is actually supported

by the broker, thus you will need to hint the Python client what protocol

version it may use. This is done through two configuration settings:

* `broker.version.fallback=YOUR_BROKER_VERSION` (default 0.9.0.1)

* `api.version.request=true|false` (default true)

When using a Kafka 0.10 broker or later you don't need to do anything

(`api.version.request=true` is the default).

If you use Kafka broker 0.9 or 0.8 you must set `api.version.request=false`

and set `broker.version.fallback` to your broker version,

e.g `broker.version.fallback=0.9.0.1`.

More info here:

The latest version of librdkafka is embedded in the OSX and manylinux wheels,

**NOTE:** The pre-built manylinux wheels do NOT contain SASL Kerberos support. If you need SASL Kerberos support you must install librdkafka and its dependencies using the above repositories and then build confluent-kafka from source using the instructions below.

Install

**Install self-contained binary wheels for OSX and Linux from PyPi:**

$ pip install confluent-kafka

**Install AvroProducer and AvroConsumer:**

$ pip install confluent-kafka[avro]

**Install from source from PyPi** *(requires librdkafka + dependencies to be installed separately)*:

$ pip install --no-binary :all: confluent-kafka

**Install from source directory:**

$ pip install .

# for AvroProducer or AvroConsumer

$ pip install .[avro]