sqs_array_python.py

import boto3

def get_messages_from_queue(queue_url):
    """Generates messages from an SQS queue.

    Note: this continues to generate messages until the queue is empty.
    Every message on the queue will be deleted.

    :param queue_url: URL of the SQS queue to drain.

    """
    sqs_client = boto3.client('sqs')

    while True:
        resp = sqs_client.receive_message(
            QueueUrl=queue_url,
            AttributeNames=['All'],
            MaxNumberOfMessages=10
        )

        try:
            yield from resp['Messages']
        except KeyError:
            return

        entries = [
            {'Id': msg['MessageId'], 'ReceiptHandle': msg['ReceiptHandle']}
            for msg in resp['Messages']
        ]

        resp = sqs_client.delete_message_batch(
            QueueUrl=queue_url, Entries=entries
        )

        if len(resp['Successful']) != len(entries):
            raise RuntimeError(
                f"Failed to delete messages: entries={entries!r} resp={resp!r}"
            )

sqs_polling.py

import boto3

# Create SQS client
sqs = boto3.client('sqs')

queue_url = 'SQS_QUEUE_URL'

# Long poll for message on provided SQS queue
response = sqs.receive_message(
    QueueUrl=queue_url,
    AttributeNames=[
        'SentTimestamp'
    ],
    MaxNumberOfMessages=1,
    MessageAttributeNames=[
        'All'
    ],
    WaitTimeSeconds=20
)

print(response)

sqs_python.py

import boto3

sqs = boto3.client('sqs', region_name="us-west-2",
            aws_access_key_id='',
            aws_secret_access_key=''
        )
queue_url = ''


response = sqs.receive_message(
    QueueUrl=queue_url,
    AttributeNames=[
        'SentTimestamp'
    ],
    MaxNumberOfMessages=1,
    MessageAttributeNames=[
        'All'
    ],
    VisibilityTimeout=0,
    WaitTimeSeconds=0
)

try:
    message = response['Messages'][0]
    receipt_handle = message['ReceiptHandle']
except KeyError:
    print('No messages on the queue!')
    messages = []




sqs.delete_message(
    QueueUrl=queue_url,
    ReceiptHandle=receipt_handle
)
print('Received and deleted message: %s' % message)