ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ:Environment preparation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.7 or later. Download from python.org.

• An ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ instance with the following resources created in the console. For instructions, see Create resources.

  • Instance

  • Topic

  • Consumer group

Install the SDK

1. Create and activate a virtual environment to isolate dependencies:

      python -m venv .venv
      source .venv/bin/activate        # Linux or macOS
      .venv\Scripts\activate           # Windows

2. Install the rocketmq-python-client package:

      pip install rocketmq-python-client==5.1.1

Next steps

• Sample code for the SDK for Python -- Replace the placeholders with your values, run the sample code, and verify that messages are sent and received.

• Version guide -- SDK version history and compatibility.