Snakebite
A pure Python HDFS client and Hadoop minicluster wrapper for interacting with Hadoop Distributed File System.
What is Snakebite?
Snakebite is a pure Python client for Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) that provides both a library interface and command-line tools for interacting with HDFS. It enables Python applications to perform HDFS operations without requiring Java dependencies, using protobuf for communication with Hadoop NameNodes. The project also includes a wrapper for Hadoop's minicluster for testing purposes.
Data engineers and Python developers working with Hadoop ecosystems who need to interact with HDFS from Python applications without Java dependencies.
Developers choose Snakebite because it provides a lightweight, pure-Python alternative to Java-based HDFS clients, eliminating the need for Java runtime dependencies in Python data processing workflows while maintaining compatibility with major Hadoop distributions.
Overview
A pure python HDFS client
Use Cases
Best For
- Python applications that need to read/write files from HDFS
- Building Python-based data pipelines that interact with Hadoop clusters
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