DynamoDB / Resource / ServiceResource

Service Resource

Note

Before using anything on this page, please refer to the resources user guide for the most recent guidance on using resources.

class DynamoDB.ServiceResource

A resource representing Amazon DynamoDB:

import boto3

dynamodb = boto3.resource('dynamodb')

Actions

Actions call operations on resources. They may automatically handle the passing in of arguments set from identifiers and some attributes. For more information about actions refer to the Resources Introduction Guide.

These are the resource’s available actions:

• batch_get_item
• batch_write_item
• create_table
• get_available_subresources

Sub-resources

Sub-resources are methods that create a new instance of a child resource. This resource’s identifiers get passed along to the child. For more information about sub-resources refer to the Resources Introduction Guide.

These are the resource’s available sub-resources:

• Table

Collections

Collections provide an interface to iterate over and manipulate groups of resources. For more information about collections refer to the Resources Introduction Guide.

These are the resource’s available collections:

• tables