def pause(self, *partitions):
        """Suspend fetching from the requested partitions.

        Future calls to :meth:`~kafka.KafkaConsumer.poll` will not return any
        records from these partitions until they have been resumed using
        :meth:`~kafka.KafkaConsumer.resume`.

        Note: This method does not affect partition subscription. In particular,
        it does not cause a group rebalance when automatic assignment is used.

        Arguments:
            *partitions (TopicPartition): Partitions to pause.
        """
        if not all([isinstance(p, TopicPartition) for p in partitions]):
            raise TypeError('partitions must be TopicPartition namedtuples')
        for partition in partitions:
            log.debug("Pausing partition %s", partition)
            self._subscription.pause(partition)