Teradata Python Package Function Reference - from_table - Teradata Python Package - Look here for syntax, methods and examples for the functions included in the Teradata Python Package.
Teradata® Python Package Function Reference
- Product
- Teradata Python Package
- Release Number
- 16.20
- Published
- February 2020
- Language
- English (United States)
- Last Update
- 2020-07-17
- lifecycle
- previous
- Product Category
- Teradata Vantage
- teradataml.dataframe.dataframe.DataFrame.from_table = from_table(table_name, index=True, index_label=None) method of builtins.type instance
- Class method for creating a DataFrame from a table or a view.
PARAMETERS:
table_name:
Required Argument.
The table name in Teradata Vantage referenced by this DataFrame.
Types: str
index:
Optional Argument.
True if using index column for sorting otherwise False.
Default Value: True
Types: bool
index_label:
Optional
Column/s used for sorting.
Types: str
EXAMPLES:
from teradataml.dataframe.dataframe import DataFrame
load_example_data("dataframe","sales")
df = DataFrame.from_table('sales')
df = DataFrame.from_table("sales", False)
df = DataFrame.from_table("sales", True, "accounts")
RETURNS:
DataFrame
RAISES:
TeradataMlException - TDMLDF_CREATE_FAIL