MSSQL.drop_database¶

MSSQL.drop_database(database_name=None, confirmation_required=True, verbose=False)[source]¶

Delete/drop a database.

Parameters:

database_name (str | None) – Name of the database to be dropped; if database_name=None (default), drops the currently-connected database.
confirmation_required (bool) – Whether to prompt a confirmation message before proceeding; defaults to True.
verbose (bool | int) – Whether to print relevant information to the console; defaults to False.

Examples:

>>> from pyhelpers.dbms import MSSQL
>>> testdb = MSSQL(database_name='testdb')
Creating a database: [testdb] ... Done.
Connecting <server_name>@localhost:1433/testdb ... Successfully.
>>> testdb.database_name
'testdb'
>>> testdb.drop_database(verbose=True)  # Delete the database [testdb]
To drop the database [testdb] from <server_name>@localhost:1433
? [No]|Yes: yes
Dropping [testdb] ... Done.
>>> testdb.database_exists(database_name='testdb')
False
>>> testdb.drop_database(database_name='testdb', verbose=True)
The database [testdb] does not exist.
>>> testdb.database_name
'master'