sniff_csv

getml.database.sniff_csv(name, fnames, num_lines_sniffed=1000, quotechar='"', sep=',', skip=0, colnames=None, conn=None)

Sniffs a list of CSV files.

Parameters

  • name (str) – Name of the table in which the data is to be inserted.

  • fnames (List[str]) – The list of CSV file names to be read.

  • num_lines_sniffed (int, optional) – Number of lines analyzed by the sniffer.

  • quotechar (str, optional) – The character used to wrap strings. Default:”

  • sep (str, optional) – The separator used for separating fields. Default:,

  • skip (int, optional) – Number of lines to skip at the beginning of each file (Default: 0).

  • colnames (List[str] or None, optional) – The first line of a CSV file usually contains the column names. When this is not the case, you need to explicitly pass them.

  • conn (Connection, optional) – The database connection to be used. If you don’t explicitly pass a connection, the engine will use the default connection.

Returns

Appropriate CREATE TABLE statement.

Return type

str