I have the same problem - developing apps using the django bindings every time you make a change you need to restart the splunk service according the docs. Not sure how this will fly in production. The restartss method mentioned works as an alternative, still not optimal though. ... View more

Splunk is a single piece of software for data collection, reporting & parsing. You can use the same binary to access core Splunk i.e. Use Search Head(s) to access Indexer(s). Is there any specific requirement/need, you want to build a separate application using Python? ... View more

Ok, I think I understand now. Go ahead and look at the ".state.title" string for the job object and see if that provides the detail you need. ... View more