import boto3
import json
from datetime import datetime
import time
my_stream_name = 'python-stream'
kinesis_client = boto3.client('kinesis', region_name='us-east-1')
response = kinesis_client.describe_stream(StreamName=my_stream_name)
my_shard_id = response['StreamDescription']['Shards'][0]['ShardId']
shard_iterator = kinesis_client.get_shard_iterator(StreamName=my_stream_name,
ShardId=my_shard_id,
ShardIteratorType='LATEST')
my_shard_iterator = shard_iterator['ShardIterator']
record_response = kinesis_client.get_records(ShardIterator=my_shard_iterator,
Limit=2)
while 'NextShardIterator' in record_response:
record_response = kinesis_client.get_records(ShardIterator=record_response['NextShardIterator'],
Limit=2)
print record_response
# wait for 5 seconds
time.sleep(5)