HiveClient

HiveClient

Python

Operates only on a standalone server. Set (and export) PYTHONPATH to build/dist/lib/py.

The python modules imported in the code below are generated by building hive.

Please note that the generated python module names have changed in hive trunk.

#!/usr/bin/env python

import sys

from hive import ThriftHive
from hive.ttypes import HiveServerException
from thrift import Thrift
from thrift.transport import TSocket
from thrift.transport import TTransport
from thrift.protocol import TBinaryProtocol

try:
    transport = TSocket.TSocket('localhost', 10000)
    transport = TTransport.TBufferedTransport(transport)
    protocol = TBinaryProtocol.TBinaryProtocol(transport)

    client = ThriftHive.Client(protocol)
    transport.open()

    client.execute("CREATE TABLE r(a STRING, b INT, c DOUBLE)")
    client.execute("LOAD TABLE LOCAL INPATH '/path' INTO TABLE r")
    client.execute("SELECT * FROM r")
    while (1):
      row = client.fetchOne()
      if (row == None):
        break
      print row
    client.execute("SELECT * FROM r")
    print client.fetchAll()

    transport.close()

except Thrift.TException, tx:
    print '%s' % (tx.message)