SQLAlchemy insert or update example
PythonSqlalchemyPython Problem Overview
In Python, using SQLAlchemy, I want to insert or update a row. I tried this:
existing = db.session.query(Toner)
for row in data:
new = Toner(row[0], row[1], row[2])
It does not work. How do I INSERT or UPDATE new into Toner table? I suspect it's done with merge, but I cannot understand how to do that.
Python Solutions
Solution 1 - Python
assuming certain column names...
INSERT one
newToner = Toner(toner_id = 1,
toner_color = 'blue',
toner_hex = '#0F85FF')
dbsession.add(newToner)
dbsession.commit()
INSERT multiple
newToner1 = Toner(toner_id = 1,
toner_color = 'blue',
toner_hex = '#0F85FF')
newToner2 = Toner(toner_id = 2,
toner_color = 'red',
toner_hex = '#F01731')
dbsession.add_all([newToner1, newToner2])
dbsession.commit()
UPDATE
q = dbsession.query(Toner)
q = q.filter(Toner.toner_id==1)
record = q.one()
record.toner_color = 'Azure Radiance'
dbsession.commit()
or using a fancy one-liner using MERGE
record = dbsession.merge(Toner( **kwargs))
Solution 2 - Python
I try lots of ways and finally try this:
def db_persist(func):
def persist(*args, **kwargs):
func(*args, **kwargs)
try:
session.commit()
logger.info("success calling db func: " + func.__name__)
return True
except SQLAlchemyError as e:
logger.error(e.args)
session.rollback()
return False
finally:
session.close()
return persist
and :
@db_persist
def insert_or_update(table_object):
return session.merge(table_object)
Solution 3 - Python
INSERT .. ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE ..
the sql:
INSERT INTO the_table (id, col1) VALUES (%s, %s)
ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE col1 = %s
in py code:
// test with sqlalchemy 1.4.x, use mysql
def test_insert_or_update():
insert_stmt = insert(the_table).values(
id = 'xxx',
col1 = 'insert value',
)
on_duplicate_key_stmt = insert_stmt.on_duplicate_key_update(
# col1 = insert_stmt.inserted.data,
col1 = 'update value',
col2 = 'mark'
)
print(on_duplicate_key_stmt)
session.execute(on_duplicate_key_stmt)
session.commit()