gistfile1.py

from cassandra import Cassandra
from cassandra.atypes import *

client = Cassandra.Client()
client.set_keyspace(keyspace='Keyspace1')
client.insert(key='keyAAA',
              column_parent=ColumnParent(column_family='Standard2'),
              column=Column(name='colAAA',
                            value='valAAA',
                            clock=Clock(timestamp=1),
                            ttl=0),
              consistency_level='ONE')

cosc = client.get(key='keyAAA',
                  column_path=ColumnPath(column_family='Standard2',
                                         column='colAAA'),
                  consistency_level='ONE')
print cosc