ServiceResource / Collection / tables

tables#

DynamoDB.ServiceResource.tables#

A collection of Table resources.A Table Collection will include all resources by default, and extreme caution should be taken when performing actions on all resources.

all()#

Creates an iterable of all Table resources in the collection.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

table_iterator = dynamodb.tables.all()
Return type:

list(dynamodb.Table)

Returns:

A list of Table resources

filter(**kwargs)#

Creates an iterable of all Table resources in the collection filtered by kwargs passed to method. A Table collection will include all resources by default if no filters are provided, and extreme caution should be taken when performing actions on all resources.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

table_iterator = dynamodb.tables.filter(
    ExclusiveStartTableName='string',
    Limit=123
)
Parameters:
  • ExclusiveStartTableName (string) – The first table name that this operation will evaluate. Use the value that was returned for LastEvaluatedTableName in a previous operation, so that you can obtain the next page of results.

  • Limit (integer) – A maximum number of table names to return. If this parameter is not specified, the limit is 100.

Return type:

list(dynamodb.Table)

Returns:

A list of Table resources

limit(**kwargs)#

Creates an iterable up to a specified amount of Table resources in the collection.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

table_iterator = dynamodb.tables.limit(
    count=123
)
Parameters:

count (integer) – The limit to the number of resources in the iterable.

Return type:

list(dynamodb.Table)

Returns:

A list of Table resources

page_size(**kwargs)#

Creates an iterable of all Table resources in the collection, but limits the number of items returned by each service call by the specified amount.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

table_iterator = dynamodb.tables.page_size(
    count=123
)
Parameters:

count (integer) – The number of items returned by each service call

Return type:

list(dynamodb.Table)

Returns:

A list of Table resources