List index metadata (Python)

Tables with the Data API are currently in public preview. Development is ongoing, and the features and functionality are subject to change. Hyper-Converged Database (HCD), and the use of such, is subject to the DataStax Preview Terms.

Gets information about the indexes associated with a specific table.

Ready to write code? See the examples for this method to get started. If you are new to the Data API, check out the quickstart.

Result

Returns an unordered list of TableIndexDescriptor objects that describe each index in the table.

Parameters

Use the list_indexes method, which belongs to the astrapy.table.Table class.

Method signature
(
  *,
  table_admin_timeout_ms: int,
  request_timeout_ms: int,
  timeout_ms: int,
) -> list[TableIndexDescriptor]
Name Type Summary

table_admin_timeout_ms

int

Optional. A timeout, in milliseconds, for the underlying HTTP request. If not provided, the Table defaults apply. This parameter is aliased as request_timeout_ms and timeout_ms for convenience.

Examples

The following examples demonstrate how to get index metadata for a table.

List index metadata

from astrapy import DataAPIClient
from astrapy.authentication import UsernamePasswordTokenProvider
from astrapy.constants import Environment

# Get an existing table
client = DataAPIClient(environment=Environment.HCD)
database = client.get_database(
    "API_ENDPOINT",
    token=UsernamePasswordTokenProvider("USERNAME", "PASSWORD"),
    keyspace="KEYSPACE_NAME",
)
table = database.get_table("TABLE_NAME")

# List indexes
result = table.list_indexes()

print(result)

Client reference

For more information, see the client reference.

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