How To Use OpenSearch in Python

Need to add search to your Python app? This guide covers everything to get started with OpenSearch, from setting up your first index to writing fuzzy and multi-field queries.

Getting Started

First, install the opensearch-py library:

pip install opensearch-py

Connecting to OpenSearch

Establish a connection to your OpenSearch instance:

from opensearchpy import OpenSearch

client = OpenSearch(
    hosts = [{'host': 'localhost', 'port': 9200}],
    http_compress = True,
    use_ssl = False,
    verify_certs = False,
)

Creating an Index

Initialize a new index with settings for shards and replicas.

index_name = 'my-index'
index_body = {
  'settings': {
    'index': {
      'number_of_shards': 4
    }
  }
}

response = client.indices.create(index_name, body=index_body)
print(response)