List table metadata (Python)
Gets information about the tables in a keyspace.
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Result
Returns an unordered list of ListTableDescriptor objects that describe each table.
Parameters
Use the list_tables method, which belongs to the astrapy.Database class.
Method signature
list_tables(
*,
keyspace: str,
table_admin_timeout_ms: int,
request_timeout_ms: int,
timeout_ms: int,
) -> list[ListTableDescriptor]| Name | Type | Summary |
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Optional if you specified a working keyspace when you created the Default: The working keyspace set when you created the |
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Optional.
A timeout, in milliseconds, for the underlying HTTP request.
If not provided, the |
Examples
The following examples demonstrate how to list table metadata.
List table metadata
from astrapy import DataAPIClient
from astrapy.authentication import UsernamePasswordTokenProvider
from astrapy.constants import Environment
# Get a database
client = DataAPIClient(environment=Environment.HCD)
database = client.get_database(
"API_ENDPOINT",
token=UsernamePasswordTokenProvider("USERNAME", "PASSWORD"),
keyspace="KEYSPACE_NAME",
)
# List table metadata
result = database.list_tables()
print(result)Client reference
For more information, see the client reference.
