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)