Installation 

  pip install confluent-kafka

Quick Start 

  import confluent_kafka

# Basic usage — see official docs for full API
# https://pypi.org/project/confluent-kafka/

When to Use

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Production Tips

  1. Pin versions in requirements.txt or poetry.lock
  2. Scan with pip-audit for known CVEs
  3. Read the official documentation for API changes between major versions