in python/thrift/client.py [0:0]
def __init__(self, host="127.0.0.1", port=9090):
""" Creates a new instance of the client, initializing the Thrift transport
:return:
"""
self.transport = TSocket.TSocket(host, port)
self.transport = TTransport.TBufferedTransport(self.transport)
protocol = TBinaryProtocol.TBinaryProtocol(self.transport)
self.client = Hbase.Client(protocol)
self.transport.open()