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import boto3


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

queue_url = 'SQS_QUEUE_URL'

# Receive message from SQS queue
response = sqs.receive_message(
    QueueUrl=queue_url,
    AttributeNames=[
        'SentTimestamp'
    ],
    MaxNumberOfMessages=1,
    MessageAttributeNames=[
        'All'
    ],
)

message = response['Messages'][0]
receipt_handle = message['ReceiptHandle']

# Change visibility timeout of message from queue
sqs.change_message_visibility(
    QueueUrl=queue_url,
    ReceiptHandle=receipt_handle,
    VisibilityTimeout=36000
)
print('Received and changed visibilty timeout of message: %s' % message)

Add SQS visibility timeout message example
Add SQS visibility timeout message example
