PostgresOSM.get_table_name_for_subregion

PostgresOSM.get_table_name_for_subregion(subregion_name, table_named_as_subregion=False)

Get the default table name for a specific geographic region.

Parameters

• subregion_name (str) – name of a geographic region, which acts as a table name

• table_named_as_subregion (bool) – whether to use subregion name as table name, defaults to False

Returns

default table name for storing the subregion data into the database

Return type

str

Examples:

>>> from pydriosm.ios import PostgresOSM

>>> osmdb_test = PostgresOSM(database_name='osmdb_test')
Password (postgres@localhost:5432): ***
Connecting postgres:***@localhost:5432/osmdb_test ... Successfully.

>>> region_name = 'London'

>>> tbl_name = osmdb_test.get_table_name_for_subregion(region_name)

>>> print(tbl_name)
London

>>> use_region_name = True
>>> tbl_name = osmdb_test.get_table_name_for_subregion(region_name, use_region_name)

>>> print(tbl_name)
Greater London

Note

In the examples above, the default data source is ‘Geofabrik’. Changing it to ‘BBBike’, the function may possibly produce a different output for the same input, as a geographic region that is included in one data source may not always be available from the other.