fundamentals.mysql.table_exists

Probe a database to determine if a given table exists

Author

David Young

Module Contents

Functions

table_exists

Probe a database to determine if a given table exists

API

fundamentals.mysql.table_exists.table_exists(dbConn, log, dbTableName)[source][source]

Probe a database to determine if a given table exists

Key Arguments

  • dbConn – mysql database connection

  • log – logger

  • dbTableName – the database tablename

Return

  • tableExists – True or False

Usage

To test if a table exists in a database:

from fundamentals.mysql import table_exists
exists = table_exists(
    dbConn=dbConn,
    log=log,
    dbTableName="stupid_named_table"
)

print exists

# OUTPUT: False