dynamic-tables 0.1.1

A dynamic table creation and management library for PostgreSQL

Dynamic Tables (Python)

A Python library for dynamically creating and managing PostgreSQL tables based on input data.

🚀 Features

• Automatically creates tables based on incoming data.
• Supports dynamic naming conventions.
• Provides easy database connectivity with PostgreSQL.
• Includes helper functions for querying and deleting tables.

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📥 Installation

1️⃣ Install via GitHub (Recommended for Development)

Clone the repository and install in editable mode:

git clone https://github.com/scottrodeo/dynamic-tables-python.git
cd dynamic-tables-python
pip install -e .

2️⃣ Install Directly via pip

The package is available on PyPI, you can install it with:

pip install dynamic-tables

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🏃‍♂️ Running the Example

1️⃣ Quick Run (Without Installation)

If you don't want to install the package, you can directly run the example script:

python3 examples/example.py

💡 This works because the script dynamically adjusts sys.path.

2️⃣ Recommended (After Installation)

If you've installed the package (pip install -e .), simply run:

python3 examples/example.py

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📌 Example Usage

Once installed, you can use dynamic_tables in your Python scripts:

from dynamic_tables import DynamicTables

# Initialize the dynamic table manager
tables = DynamicTables()

# Example: Creating and inserting data dynamically
tables.set_table_prefix("dtbl_")
tables.set_columns("domain TEXT, category TEXT, lang TEXT")
tables.set_dynamic_column("domain")

tables.input("wikipedia.org", "cats", "en")
tables.input("wikipedia.org", "dogs", "en")

# Show all tables
tables.show_tables()

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🛠️ Available Functions

Function	Description
set_columns("name TYPE, age TYPE")	Define table schema
set_table_prefix("prefix_")	Set a custom table prefix
set_dynamic_column("column_name")	Set the column that determines dynamic table names
input(value1, value2, ...)	Insert a new row dynamically
show_tables()	List all dynamically created tables
show_columns("table_name")	Show column details for a specific table
select_table("table_name")	Retrieve all rows from a table
delete_tables()	Drop all tables matching the prefix

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⚡ Development

Running Tests

To run the test suite:

pytest tests/

Linting

Ensure your code follows best practices:

flake8 dynamic_tables/

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to improve dynamic_tables, follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature-branch).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m "Added new feature").
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature-branch).
5. Open a pull request.

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

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🌎 Links

• GitHub Repository: Dynamic Tables (Python)
• Documentation: (To be added)
• Issue Tracker: Report Issues

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🚀 Happy Coding!