amqp

Low-level AMQP client for Python (fork of amqplib).

amqp Permissive license BSD Active ★ 316 v5.3.1 released 2024-11-12

Install

amqp on PyPI

pip

pip install amqp

uv

uv add amqp

poetry

poetry add amqp

Package facts

License	BSD (permissive)
Python support	supports the current Python release (>=3.6)
Install friction	low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies	1 — vine
Maintenance	actively maintained — 639 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2026-07-04
First released	2012-07-24
Popularity	one of the top 1,000 most-downloaded packages on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-13)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-13)

Evidence: amqp-5.3.1-py3-none-any.whl

Keywords: amqp, rabbitmq, cloudamqp, messaging

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About amqp

from the package's own PyPI description — quoted content, verbatim

===================================================================== Python AMQP 0.9.1 client library =====================================================================

:Version: 5.3.1 :Web: https://amqp.readthedocs.io/ :Download: https://pypi.org/project/amqp/ :Source: http://github.com/celery/py-amqp/ :Keywords: amqp, rabbitmq

About

This is a fork of amqplib_ which was originally written by Barry Pederson. It is maintained by the Celery_ project, and used by kombu as a pure python alternative when librabbitmq is not available.

This library should be API compatible with librabbitmq_.

.. _amqplib: https://pypi.org/project/amqplib/ .. _Celery: http://celeryproject.org/ .. _kombu: https://kombu.readthedocs.io/ .. _librabbitmq: https://pypi.org/project/librabbitmq/

Differences from `amqplib`_

Supports draining events from multiple channels (Connection.drain_events)
Support for timeouts
Channels are restored after channel error, instead of having to close the connection.
Support for heartbeats
- Connection.heartbeat_tick(rate=2) must called...

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A pure-Python AMQP 0.9.1 client library for connecting to message brokers like RabbitMQ, providing channel-based message publishing and consumption with support for heartbeats, publisher confirms, and consumer acknowledgments.

Low friction: pure-wheel distribution with only one runtime dependency (vine), and actively maintained by the Celery project with recent commits and stable production status.

BSD permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; suitable for most projects.

Usage

import amqp

with amqp.Connection('broker.example.com') as c:
    ch = c.channel()
    ch.basic_publish(amqp.Message('Hello World'), routing_key='test')

Verdict: Mature, actively maintained AMQP client with low install friction and no known vulnerabilities. Well-suited for applications needing direct AMQP protocol access or as a fallback when compiled alternatives are unavailable. Production-ready with broad Python version support (3.7–3.10+).

Needs verification

Whether the optional Cython speedups (controlled by CELERY_ENABLE_SPEEDUPS) are commonly used or recommended in practice.
Performance characteristics compared to librabbitmq when both are available.

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