diff --git a/lib/py/src/protocol/TCompactProtocol.py b/lib/py/src/protocol/TCompactProtocol.py
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+from TProtocol import *
+from struct import pack, unpack
+
+__all__ = ['TCompactProtocol', 'TCompactProtocolFactory']
+
+CLEAR = 0
+FIELD_WRITE = 1
+VALUE_WRITE = 2
+CONTAINER_WRITE = 3
+BOOL_WRITE = 4
+FIELD_READ = 5
+CONTAINER_READ = 6
+VALUE_READ = 7
+BOOL_READ = 8
+
+def make_helper(v_from, container):
+  def helper(func):
+    def nested(self, *args, **kwargs):
+      assert self.state in (v_from, container), (self.state, v_from, container)
+      return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+    return nested
+  return helper
+writer = make_helper(VALUE_WRITE, CONTAINER_WRITE)
+reader = make_helper(VALUE_READ, CONTAINER_READ)
+
+def makeZigZag(n, bits):
+  return (n << 1) ^ (n >> (bits - 1))
+
+def fromZigZag(n):
+  return (n >> 1) ^ -(n & 1)
+
+def writeVarint(trans, n):
+  out = []
+  while True:
+    if n & ~0x7f == 0:
+      out.append(n)
+      break
+    else:
+      out.append((n & 0xff) | 0x80)
+      n = n >> 7
+  trans.write(''.join(map(chr, out)))
+
+def readVarint(trans):
+  result = 0
+  shift = 0
+  while True:
+    x = trans.readAll(1)
+    byte = ord(x)
+    result |= (byte & 0x7f) << shift
+    if byte >> 7 == 0:
+      return result
+    shift += 7
+
+class CompactType:
+  TRUE = 1
+  FALSE = 2
+  BYTE = 0x03
+  I16 = 0x04
+  I32 = 0x05
+  I64 = 0x06
+  DOUBLE = 0x07
+  BINARY = 0x08
+  LIST = 0x09
+  SET = 0x0A
+  MAP = 0x0B
+  STRUCT = 0x0C
+
+CTYPES = {TType.BOOL: CompactType.TRUE, # used for collection
+          TType.BYTE: CompactType.BYTE,
+          TType.I16: CompactType.I16,
+          TType.I32: CompactType.I32,
+          TType.I64: CompactType.I64,
+          TType.DOUBLE: CompactType.DOUBLE,
+          TType.STRING: CompactType.BINARY,
+          TType.STRUCT: CompactType.STRUCT,
+          TType.LIST: CompactType.LIST,
+          TType.SET: CompactType.SET,
+          TType.MAP: CompactType.MAP,
+          }
+
+TTYPES = {}
+for k, v in CTYPES.items():
+  TTYPES[v] = k
+TTYPES[CompactType.FALSE] = TType.BOOL
+del k
+del v
+
+class TCompactProtocol(TProtocolBase):
+  "Compact implementation of the Thrift protocol driver."
+
+  PROTOCOL_ID = 0x82
+  VERSION = 1
+  VERSION_MASK = 0x1f
+  TYPE_MASK = 0xe0
+  TYPE_SHIFT_AMOUNT = 5
+
+  def __init__(self, trans):
+    TProtocolBase.__init__(self, trans)
+    self.state = CLEAR
+    self.__last_fid = 0
+    self.__bool_fid = None
+    self.__bool_value = None
+    self.__structs = []
+    self.__containers = []
+
+  def __writeVarint(self, n):
+    writeVarint(self.trans, n)
+
+  def writeMessageBegin(self, name, type, seqid):
+    assert self.state == CLEAR
+    self.__writeUByte(self.PROTOCOL_ID)
+    self.__writeUByte(self.VERSION | (type << self.TYPE_SHIFT_AMOUNT))
+    self.__writeVarint(seqid)
+    self.__writeString(name)
+    self.state = VALUE_WRITE
+
+  def writeMessageEnd(self):
+    assert self.state == VALUE_WRITE
+    self.state = CLEAR
+
+  def writeStructBegin(self, name):
+    assert self.state in (CLEAR, CONTAINER_WRITE, VALUE_WRITE), self.state
+    self.__structs.append((self.state, self.__last_fid))
+    self.state = FIELD_WRITE
+    self.__last_fid = 0
+
+  def writeStructEnd(self):
+    assert self.state == FIELD_WRITE
+    self.state, self.__last_fid = self.__structs.pop()
+
+  def writeFieldStop(self):
+    self.__writeByte(0)
+
+  def __writeFieldHeader(self, type, fid):
+    delta = fid - self.__last_fid
+    if 0 < delta <= 15:
+      self.__writeUByte(delta << 4 | type)
+    else:
+      self.__writeByte(type)
+      self.__writeI16(fid)
+    self.__last_fid = fid
+
+  def writeFieldBegin(self, name, type, fid):
+    assert self.state == FIELD_WRITE, self.state
+    if type == TType.BOOL:
+      self.state = BOOL_WRITE
+      self.__bool_fid = fid
+    else:
+      self.state = VALUE_WRITE
+      self.__writeFieldHeader(CTYPES[type], fid)
+
+  def writeFieldEnd(self):
+    assert self.state in (VALUE_WRITE, BOOL_WRITE), self.state
+    self.state = FIELD_WRITE
+
+  def __writeUByte(self, byte):
+    self.trans.write(pack('!B', byte))
+
+  def __writeByte(self, byte):
+    self.trans.write(pack('!b', byte))
+
+  def __writeI16(self, i16):
+    self.__writeVarint(makeZigZag(i16, 16))
+
+  def __writeSize(self, i32):
+    self.__writeVarint(i32)
+
+  def writeCollectionBegin(self, etype, size):
+    assert self.state in (VALUE_WRITE, CONTAINER_WRITE), self.state
+    if size <= 14:
+      self.__writeUByte(size << 4 | CTYPES[etype])
+    else:
+      self.__writeUByte(0xf0 | CTYPES[etype])
+      self.__writeSize(size)
+    self.__containers.append(self.state)
+    self.state = CONTAINER_WRITE
+  writeSetBegin = writeCollectionBegin
+  writeListBegin = writeCollectionBegin
+
+  def writeMapBegin(self, ktype, vtype, size):
+    assert self.state in (VALUE_WRITE, CONTAINER_WRITE), self.state
+    if size == 0:
+      self.__writeByte(0)
+    else:
+      self.__writeSize(size)
+      self.__writeUByte(CTYPES[ktype] << 4 | CTYPES[vtype])
+    self.__containers.append(self.state)
+    self.state = CONTAINER_WRITE
+
+  def writeCollectionEnd(self):
+    assert self.state == CONTAINER_WRITE, self.state
+    self.state = self.__containers.pop()
+  writeMapEnd = writeCollectionEnd
+  writeSetEnd = writeCollectionEnd
+  writeListEnd = writeCollectionEnd
+
+  def writeBool(self, bool):
+    if self.state == BOOL_WRITE:
+      self.__writeFieldHeader(types[bool], self.__bool_fid)
+    elif self.state == CONTAINER_WRITE:
+      self.__writeByte(int(bool))
+    else:
+      raise AssertetionError, "Invalid state in compact protocol"
+
+  writeByte = writer(__writeByte)
+  writeI16 = writer(__writeI16)
+
+  @writer
+  def writeI32(self, i32):
+    self.__writeVarint(makeZigZag(i32, 32))
+
+  @writer
+  def writeI64(self, i64):
+    self.__writeVarint(makeZigZag(i64, 64))
+
+  @writer
+  def writeDouble(self, dub):
+    self.trans.write(pack('!d', dub))
+
+  def __writeString(self, s):
+    self.__writeSize(len(s))
+    self.trans.write(s)
+  writeString = writer(__writeString)
+
+  def readFieldBegin(self):
+    assert self.state == FIELD_READ, self.state
+    type = self.__readUByte()
+    if type & 0x0f == TType.STOP:
+      return (None, 0, 0)
+    delta = type >> 4
+    if delta == 0:
+      fid = self.__readI16()
+    else:
+      fid = self.__last_fid + delta
+    self.__last_fid = fid
+    type = type & 0x0f
+    if type == CompactType.TRUE:
+      self.state = BOOL_READ
+      self.__bool_value = True
+    elif type == CompactType.FALSE:
+      self.state = BOOL_READ
+      self.__bool_value = False
+    else:
+      self.state = VALUE_READ
+    return (None, self.__getTType(type), fid)
+
+  def readFieldEnd(self):
+    assert self.state in (VALUE_READ, BOOL_READ), self.state
+    self.state = FIELD_READ
+
+  def __readUByte(self):
+    result, = unpack('!B', self.trans.readAll(1))
+    return result
+
+  def __readByte(self):
+    result, = unpack('!b', self.trans.readAll(1))
+    return result
+
+  def __readVarint(self):
+    return readVarint(self.trans)
+
+  def __readZigZag(self):
+    return fromZigZag(self.__readVarint())
+
+  def __readSize(self):
+    result = self.__readVarint()
+    if result < 0:
+      raise TException("Length < 0")
+    return result
+
+  def readMessageBegin(self):
+    assert self.state == CLEAR
+    proto_id = self.__readUByte()
+    if proto_id != self.PROTOCOL_ID:
+      raise TProtocolException(TProtocolException.BAD_VERSION,
+          'Bad protocol id in the message: %d' % proto_id)
+    ver_type = self.__readUByte()
+    type = (ver_type & self.TYPE_MASK) >> self.TYPE_SHIFT_AMOUNT
+    version = ver_type & self.VERSION_MASK
+    if version != self.VERSION:
+      raise TProtocolException(TProtocolException.BAD_VERSION,
+          'Bad version: %d (expect %d)' % (version, self.VERSION))
+    seqid = self.__readVarint()
+    name = self.__readString()
+    return (name, type, seqid)
+
+  def readMessageEnd(self):
+    assert self.state == VALUE_READ
+    assert len(self.__structs) == 0
+    self.state = CLEAR
+
+  def readStructBegin(self):
+    assert self.state in (CLEAR, CONTAINER_READ, VALUE_READ), self.state
+    self.__structs.append((self.state, self.__last_fid))
+    self.state = FIELD_READ
+    self.__last_fid = 0
+
+  def readStructEnd(self):
+    assert self.state == FIELD_READ
+    self.state, self.__last_fid = self.__structs.pop()
+
+  def readCollectionBegin(self):
+    assert self.state in (VALUE_READ, CONTAINER_READ), self.state
+    size_type = self.__readUByte()
+    size = size_type >> 4
+    type = self.__getTType(size_type)
+    if size == 15:
+      size = self.__readSize()
+    self.__containers.append(self.state)
+    self.state = CONTAINER_READ
+    return type, size
+  readSetBegin = readCollectionBegin
+  readListBegin = readCollectionBegin
+
+  def readMapBegin(self):
+    assert self.state in (VALUE_READ, CONTAINER_READ), self.state
+    size = self.__readSize()
+    types = 0
+    if size > 0:
+      types = self.__readUByte()
+    vtype = self.__getTType(types)
+    ktype = self.__getTType(types >> 4)
+    self.__containers.append(self.state)
+    self.state = CONTAINER_READ
+    return (ktype, vtype, size)
+
+  def readCollectionEnd(self):
+    assert self.state == CONTAINER_READ, self.state
+    self.state = self.__containers.pop()
+  readSetEnd = readCollectionEnd
+  readListEnd = readCollectionEnd
+  readMapEnd = readCollectionEnd
+
+  def readBool(self):
+    if self.state == BOOL_READ:
+      return self.__bool_value
+    elif self.state == CONTAINER_READ:
+      return bool(self.__readByte())
+    else:
+      raise AssertionError, "Invalid state in compact protocol: %d" % self.state
+
+  readByte = reader(__readByte)
+  __readI16 = __readZigZag
+  readI16 = reader(__readZigZag)
+  readI32 = reader(__readZigZag)
+  readI64 = reader(__readZigZag)
+
+  @reader
+  def readDouble(self):
+    buff = self.trans.readAll(8)
+    val, = unpack('!d', buff)
+    return val
+
+  def __readString(self):
+    len = self.__readSize()
+    return self.trans.readAll(len)
+  readString = reader(__readString)
+
+  def __getTType(self, byte):
+    return TTYPES[byte & 0x0f]
+
+
+class TCompactProtocolFactory:
+  def __init__(self):
+    pass
+
+  def getProtocol(self, trans):
+    return TCompactProtocol(trans)