Create connection using environment variables | Teradata Package for Python - Create a connection using environment variables - Teradata Package for Python

Teradata® Package for Python User Guide
Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Teradata Package for Python
Release Number
20.00
Published
March 2025
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage

create_context() can establish connection to Vantage with the environment variables.

  • Environment variables should always start with prefix "TD_". For example, to read "host" from environment variable, set the environment variable to "TD_HOST".
  • You can specify any argument with the format specified in Create connection using config file and create_context() considers all these variables for establishing connection to Vantage.

Example

Set the following variables using os.environ, then run the example:
  • os.environ['TD_HOST'] = 'tdhost'
  • os.environ['TD_USERNAME'] = 'tduser'
  • os.environ['TD_PASSWORD'] = 'tdpassword'
>>> td_context = create_context()