PostgreSQL.create_database

PostgreSQL.create_database(database_name, verbose=False)

Create a database.

Parameters:

• database_name (str) – name of a database

• verbose (bool | int) – whether to print relevant information in console, defaults to False

Examples:

>>> from pyhelpers.dbms import PostgreSQL

>>> testdb = PostgreSQL('localhost', 5432, 'postgres', database_name='testdb')
Password (postgres@localhost:5432): ***
Creating a database: "testdb" ... Done.
Connecting postgres:***@localhost:5432/testdb ... Successfully.
>>> testdb.database_name
'testdb'

>>> testdb.create_database(database_name='testdb1', verbose=True)
Creating a database: "testdb1" ... Done.
>>> testdb.database_name
'testdb1'

>>> # Delete the database "testdb1"
>>> testdb.drop_database(verbose=True)
To drop the database "testdb1" from postgres:***@localhost:5432
? [No]|Yes: yes
Dropping "testdb1" ... Done.
>>> testdb.database_name
'postgres'

>>> # Delete the database "testdb"
>>> testdb.drop_database(database_name='testdb', verbose=True)
To drop the database "testdb" from postgres:***@localhost:5432
? [No]|Yes: yes
Dropping "testdb" ... Done.
>>> testdb.database_name
'postgres'