gc-temp-tables 0.0.3

Python utility for data storage in Google Cloud Environments.

gc_temp_tables lets you easily create and query temporary tables within Google Cloud environments. The user has the option to do this within a session or not. The user can also call an external table. The typical steps are:

• Optional: initiate a session, using create_bq_session().

• Optional: if using an external table (must be located in the Google Cloud bucket), get the external table configurations using `get_external_table_config(filename_in_bucket, bucket_dir).

• Create a temporary table using create_temp_table(query). The query must follow the format '''CREATE TEMP TABLE temp_table AS () '''. Options to add a session and/or an external table.

• Query a temporary table using query_temp_table().

• Delete un-needed temporary table using query_temp_table(f'DROP TABLE {table_to_drop}').

gc_temp_tables was originally written to be used within the All of Us Researcher Workbench environment but can be used in other Google Cloud Environments.

#install the package if not already done
##pip install gc_temp_tables 

#import
from gc_temp_tables import gc_temp_tables as gct

#create/initialize a session 
session_id = gct.create_bq_session()