PostgresOSM.create_database

PostgresOSM.create_database(database_name, verbose=False)

An alternative to sqlalchemy_utils.create_database.

Parameters

• database_name (str) – name of a database

• verbose (bool or int) – whether to print relevant information in console as the function runs, defaults to False

Example:

>>> from pyhelpers.sql import PostgreSQL

>>> testdb = PostgreSQL('localhost', 5432, username='postgres', database_name='testdb')
Password (postgres@localhost:5432): ***
Connecting postgres:***@localhost:5432/testdb ... Successfully.

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

>>> print(testdb.database_name)
testdb1

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