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.

Args:

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:

str: Appropriate CREATE TABLE statement.