Commands¶
This chapter discusses the usage of the available console scripts.
postgresql.bin.pg_python¶
The pg_python
command provides a simple way to write Python scripts against a
single target database. It acts like the regular Python console command, but
takes standard PostgreSQL options as well to specify the client parameters
to make establish connection with. The Python environment is then augmented
with the following built-ins:
db
The PG-API connection object.
xact
db.xact
, the transaction creator.settings
db.settings
prepare
db.prepare
, the statement creator.proc
db.proc
do
db.do
, execute a single DO statement.sqlexec
db.execute
, execute multiple SQL statements (None
is always returned)
pg_python Usage¶
Usage: postgresql.bin.pg_python [connection options] [script] …
- Options:
- --unix=UNIX
path to filesystem socket
- --ssl-mode=SSLMODE
SSL requirement for connectivity: require, prefer, allow, disable
- -s SETTINGS, --setting=SETTINGS
run-time parameters to set upon connecting
- -I PQ_IRI, --iri=PQ_IRI
database locator string [pq://user:password@host:port/database?setting=value]
- -h HOST, --host=HOST
database server host
- -p PORT, --port=PORT
database server port
- -U USER, --username=USER
user name to connect as
- -W, --password
prompt for password
- -d DATABASE, --database=DATABASE
database’s name
- --pq-trace=PQ_TRACE
trace PQ protocol transmissions
- -C PYTHON_CONTEXT, --context=PYTHON_CONTEXT
Python context code to run[file://,module:,<code>]
- -m PYTHON_MAIN
Python module to run as script(__main__)
- -c PYTHON_MAIN
Python expression to run(__main__)
- --version
show program’s version number and exit
- --help
show this help message and exit
Interactive Console Backslash Commands¶
Inspired by psql
:
>>> \?
Backslash Commands:
\? Show this help message.
\E Edit a file or a temporary script.
\e Edit and Execute the file directly in the context.
\i Execute a Python script within the interpreter's context.
\set Configure environment variables. \set without arguments to show all
\x Execute the Python command within this process.
pg_python Examples¶
Module execution taking advantage of the new built-ins:
$ python3 -m postgresql.bin.pg_python -h localhost -W -m timeit "prepare('SELECT 1').first()"
Password for pg_python[pq://jwp@localhost:5432]:
1000 loops, best of 3: 1.35 msec per loop
$ python3 -m postgresql.bin.pg_python -h localhost -W -m timeit -s "ps=prepare('SELECT 1')" "ps.first()"
Password for pg_python[pq://jwp@localhost:5432]:
1000 loops, best of 3: 442 usec per loop
Simple interactive usage:
$ python3 -m postgresql.bin.pg_python -h localhost -W
Password for pg_python[pq://jwp@localhost:5432]:
>>> ps = prepare('select 1')
>>> ps.first()
1
>>> c = ps()
>>> c.read()
[(1,)]
>>> ps.close()
>>> import sys
>>> sys.exit(0)
postgresql.bin.pg_dotconf¶
pg_dotconf is used to modify a PostgreSQL cluster’s configuration file.
It provides a means to apply settings specified from the command line and from a
file referenced using the -f
option.
Warning
include
directives in configuration files are completely ignored. If
modification of an included file is desired, the command must be applied to
that specific file.
pg_dotconf Usage¶
Usage: postgresql.bin.pg_dotconf [–stdout] [-f filepath] postgresql.conf ([param=val]|[param])*
- Options:
- --version
show program’s version number and exit
- -h, --help
show this help message and exit
- -f SETTINGS, --file=SETTINGS
A file of settings to apply to the given “postgresql.conf”
- --stdout
Redirect the product to standard output instead of writing back to the “postgresql.conf” file
Examples¶
Modifying a simple configuration file:
$ echo "setting = value" >pg.conf
# change 'setting'
$ python3 -m postgresql.bin.pg_dotconf pg.conf setting=newvalue
$ cat pg.conf
setting = 'newvalue'
# new settings are appended to the file
$ python3 -m postgresql.bin.pg_dotconf pg.conf another_setting=value
$ cat pg.conf
setting = 'newvalue'
another_setting = 'value'
# comment a setting
$ python3 -m postgresql.bin.pg_dotconf pg.conf another_setting
$ cat pg.conf
setting = 'newvalue'
#another_setting = 'value'
When a setting is given on the command line, it must been seen as one argument to the command, so it’s very important to avoid invocations like:
$ python3 -m postgresql.bin.pg_dotconf pg.conf setting = value
ERROR: invalid setting, '=' after 'setting'
HINT: Settings must take the form 'setting=value' or 'setting_name_to_comment'. Settings must also be received as a single argument.