patito.Database

Database.__init__(path=None, read_only=False, **kwargs)

Instantiate a new DuckDB database, either persisted to disk or in-memory.

Parameters

  • path (Optional[Path]) – Optional path to store all the data to. If None the data is persisted in-memory only.

  • read_only (bool) – If the database connection should be a read-only connection.

  • **kwargs (Any) – Additional keywords forwarded to duckdb.connect().

Examples

>>> import patito as pt
>>> db = pt.Database()
>>> db.to_relation("select 1 as a, 2 as b").create_table("my_table")
>>> db.query("select * from my_table").to_df()
shape: (1, 2)
┌─────┬─────┐
│ a   ┆ b   │
│ --- ┆ --- │
│ i64 ┆ i64 │
╞═════╪═════╡
│ 1   ┆ 2   │
└─────┴─────┘

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