In python you can (easily) wrap the shell commands for that function https://kafka.apache.org/documentation.html#basic_ops_modify_topic
import subprocess subprocess.Popen(["/opt/apache/kafka/bin/kafka-topcs.sh","--alter",.... and parse the response from it /******************************************* Joe Stein Founder, Principal Consultant Big Data Open Source Security LLC http://www.stealth.ly Twitter: @allthingshadoop <http://www.twitter.com/allthingshadoop> ********************************************/ On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 4:04 PM, David Charle <dbchar2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks joe. > > Wondering if there are any hacks for time being until that gets folded ? > like creating a child zk under partitions, etc ? > > On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 12:59 PM, Joe Stein <joe.st...@stealth.ly> wrote: > > > Hey David, that would be something I think we should support with moving > > administrative functions into the broker and accessed over new Admin > > Request/Response wire protocol calls. There are a few steps though I > think > > first in doing that. One is > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-1694 so we can wrap around > all > > of our tools in one place (after that I think moving them to the broker > > would be feasible). I still late on updating that ticket with a few > > discussions from the mailing list and more design (hopefully this weekend > > but likely early next week). I have a note to create a sub ticket (or > > such) for the admin request/response changes too. > > > > /******************************************* > > Joe Stein > > Founder, Principal Consultant > > Big Data Open Source Security LLC > > http://www.stealth.ly > > Twitter: @allthingshadoop <http://www.twitter.com/allthingshadoop> > > ********************************************/ > > > > On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 2:41 PM, David Charle <dbchar2...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > hi kafka'ers > > > > > > I couldn't find anything useful where I could add partitions through an > > API > > > using python or simple calls to kafka/zookeeper without writing my own > > > java/scala code. > > > > > > In another way, is there a python/REST way to do what create-topics > alter > > > functionality does to change partitions ? > > > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > > > -- > > > David > > > > > > > > > -- > -- > David >
