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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""
+ config_direct_exchange.py
+
+ Creates and binds a queue on an AMQP direct exchange.
+
+ All messages using the routing key "routing_key" are
+ sent to the queue named "message_queue".
+"""
+
+import qpid
+from qpid.client import Client
+from qpid.content import Content
+from qpid.queue import Empty
+
+#----- Initialization -----------------------------------
+
+#  Set parameters for login
+
+host="127.0.0.1"
+port=5672
+amqp_spec="/usr/share/amqp/amqp.0-10-preview.xml"
+user="guest"
+password="guest"
+
+#  Create a client and log in to it.
+
+client = Client(host, port, qpid.spec.load(amqp_spec))
+client.start({"LOGIN": user, "PASSWORD": password})
+
+session = client.session()
+session.session_open()
+
+#----- Create a queue -------------------------------------
+
+# Create a queue named "listener" on channel 1, and bind it 
+# to the "amq.direct" exchange.
+# 
+# queue_declare() creates an AMQP queue, which is held
+# on the broker. Published messages are sent to the AMQP queue, 
+# from which messages are delivered to consumers. 
+# 
+# queue_bind() determines which messages are routed to a queue. 
+# Route all messages with the routing key "routing_key" to
+# the AMQP queue named "message_queue".
+
+session.queue_declare(queue="message_queue")
+session.queue_bind(exchange="amq.direct", queue="message_queue", routing_key="routing_key")
+
+#----- Cleanup ---------------------------------------------
+
+session.session_close()
+