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verticapy.vDataFrame.to_db#

vDataFrame.to_db(name: str, usecols: str | list[str] | None = None, relation_type: Literal['view', 'temporary', 'table', 'local', 'insert'] = 'view', inplace: bool = False, db_filter: str | list[str] | StringSQL | list[StringSQL] = '', nb_split: int = 0, order_by: None | str | list[str] | dict = None, segmented_by: str | list[str] | None = None) vDataFrame#

Saves the vDataFrame current relation to the Vertica database.

Parameters#

name: str

Name of the relation. To save the relation in a specific schema, you can write '"my_schema"."my_relation"'. Use double quotes ‘”’ to avoid errors due to special characters.

usecols: SQLColumns, optional

vDataColumn to select from the final vDataFrame relation. If empty, all vDataColumn are selected.

relation_type: str, optional

Type of the relation.

  • view:

    View.

  • table:

    Table.

  • temporary:

    Temporary Table.

  • local:

    Local Temporary Table.

  • insert:

    Inserts into an existing table.

inplace: bool, optional

If set to True, the vDataFrame is replaced with the new relation.

db_filter: SQLExpression, optional

Filter used before creating the relation in the DB. It can be a list of conditions or an expression. This parameter is useful for creating train and test sets on TS.

nb_split: int, optional

If this parameter is greater than 0, it adds a new column '_verticapy_split_' to the final relation. This column contains values in [0;nb_split - 1] where each category represents 1 / nb_split of the entire distribution.

order_by: SQLColumns | dict, optional

List of the vDataColumn used to sort the data, using asc order or a dictionary of all sorting methods. For example, to sort by “column1” ASC and “column2” DESC, write: {"column1": "asc", "column2": "desc"}

segmented_by: SQLColumns, optional

This parameter is only used when relation_type is ‘table’ or ‘temporary’. Otherwise, it is ignored. List of the vDataColumns used to segment the data; All the columns used will be passed to the HASH function.

Returns#

vDataFrame

self

Examples#

We import verticapy:

import verticapy as vp

Hint

By assigning an alias to verticapy, we mitigate the risk of code collisions with other libraries. This precaution is necessary because verticapy uses commonly known function names like “average” and “median”, which can potentially lead to naming conflicts. The use of an alias ensures that the functions from verticapy are used as intended without interfering with functions from other libraries.

For this example, we will use the Titanic dataset.

import verticapy.datasets as vpd

data = vpd.load_titanic()
123
pclass
Integer
123
survived
Integer
Abc
Varchar(164)
Abc
sex
Varchar(20)
123
age
Numeric(8)
123
sibsp
Integer
123
parch
Integer
Abc
ticket
Varchar(36)
123
fare
Numeric(12)
Abc
cabin
Varchar(30)
Abc
embarked
Varchar(20)
Abc
boat
Varchar(100)
123
body
Integer
Abc
home.dest
Varchar(100)
110female2.012113781151.55C22 C26S[null][null]Montreal, PQ / Chesterville, ON
210male30.012113781151.55C22 C26S[null]135Montreal, PQ / Chesterville, ON
310female25.012113781151.55C22 C26S[null][null]Montreal, PQ / Chesterville, ON
410male39.0001120500.0A36S[null][null]Belfast, NI
510male71.000PC 1760949.5042[null]C[null]22Montevideo, Uruguay
610male47.010PC 17757227.525C62 C64C[null]124New York, NY
710male[null]00PC 1731825.925[null]S[null][null]New York, NY
810male24.001PC 17558247.5208B58 B60C[null][null]Montreal, PQ
910male36.0001305075.2417C6CA[null]Winnipeg, MN
1010male25.0001390526.0[null]C[null]148San Francisco, CA
1110male45.00011378435.5TS[null][null]Trenton, NJ
1210male42.00011048926.55D22S[null][null]London / Winnipeg, MB
1310male41.00011305430.5A21S[null][null]Pomeroy, WA
1410male48.000PC 1759150.4958B10C[null]208Omaha, NE
1510male[null]0011237939.6[null]C[null][null]Philadelphia, PA
1610male45.00011305026.55B38S[null][null]Washington, DC
1710male[null]0011379831.0[null]S[null][null][null]
1810male33.0006955.0B51 B53 B55S[null][null]New York, NY
1910male28.00011305947.1[null]S[null][null]Montevideo, Uruguay
2010male17.00011305947.1[null]S[null][null]Montevideo, Uruguay
2110male49.0001992426.0[null]S[null][null]Ascot, Berkshire / Rochester, NY
2210male36.0101987778.85C46S[null]172Little Onn Hall, Staffs
2310male46.010W.E.P. 573461.175E31S[null][null]Amenia, ND
2410male[null]001120510.0[null]S[null][null]Liverpool, England / Belfast
2510male27.01013508136.7792C89C[null][null]Los Angeles, CA
2610male[null]0011046552.0A14S[null][null]Stoughton, MA
2710male47.000572725.5875E58S[null][null]Victoria, BC
2810male37.011PC 1775683.1583E52C[null][null]Lakewood, NJ
2910male[null]0011379126.55[null]S[null][null]Roachdale, IN
3010male70.011WE/P 573571.0B22S[null]269Milwaukee, WI
3110male39.010PC 1759971.2833C85C[null][null]New York, NY
3210male31.010F.C. 1275052.0B71S[null][null]Montreal, PQ
3310male50.010PC 17761106.425C86C[null]62Deephaven, MN / Cedar Rapids, IA
3410male39.000PC 1758029.7A18C[null]133Philadelphia, PA
3510female36.000PC 1753131.6792A29C[null][null]New York, NY
3610male[null]00PC 17483221.7792C95S[null][null][null]
3710male30.00011305127.75C111C[null][null]New York, NY
3810male19.03219950263.0C23 C25 C27S[null][null]Winnipeg, MB
3910male64.01419950263.0C23 C25 C27S[null][null]Winnipeg, MB
4010male[null]0011377826.55D34S[null][null]Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex
4110male[null]001120580.0B102S[null][null][null]
4210male37.01011380353.1C123S[null][null]Scituate, MA
4310male47.00011132038.5E63S[null]275St Anne's-on-Sea, Lancashire
4410male24.000PC 1759379.2B86C[null][null][null]
4510male71.000PC 1775434.6542A5C[null][null]New York, NY
4610male38.001PC 17582153.4625C91S[null]147Winnipeg, MB
4710male46.000PC 1759379.2B82 B84C[null][null]New York, NY
4810male[null]0011379642.4[null]S[null][null][null]
4910male45.0103697383.475C83S[null][null]New York, NY
5010male40.0001120590.0B94S[null]110[null]
5110male55.0111274993.5B69S[null]307Montreal, PQ
5210male42.00011303842.5B11S[null][null]London / Middlesex
5310male[null]001746351.8625E46S[null][null]Brighton, MA
5410male55.00068050.0C39S[null][null]London / Birmingham
5510male42.01011378952.0[null]S[null]38New York, NY
5610male[null]00PC 1760030.6958[null]C14[null]New York, NY
5710female50.000PC 1759528.7125C49C[null][null]Paris, France New York, NY
5810male46.00069426.0[null]S[null]80Bennington, VT
5910male50.00011304426.0E60S[null][null]London
6010male32.500113503211.5C132C[null]45[null]
6110male58.0001177129.7B37C[null]258Buffalo, NY
6210male41.0101746451.8625D21S[null][null]Southington / Noank, CT
6310male[null]0011302826.55C124S[null][null]Portland, OR
6410male[null]00PC 1761227.7208[null]C[null][null]Chicago, IL
6510male29.00011350130.0D6S[null]126Springfield, MA
6610male30.00011380145.5[null]S[null][null]London / New York, NY
6710male30.00011046926.0C106S[null][null]Brockton, MA
6810male19.01011377353.1D30S[null][null]New York, NY
6910male46.0001305075.2417C6C[null]292Vancouver, BC
7010male54.0001746351.8625E46S[null]175Dorchester, MA
7110male28.010PC 1760482.1708[null]C[null][null]New York, NY
7210male65.0001350926.55E38S[null]249East Bridgewater, MA
7310male44.0201992890.0C78Q[null]230Fond du Lac, WI
7410male55.00011378730.5C30S[null][null]Montreal, PQ
7510male47.00011379642.4[null]S[null][null]Washington, DC
7610male37.001PC 1759629.7C118C[null][null]Brooklyn, NY
7710male58.00235273113.275D48C[null]122Lexington, MA
7810male64.00069326.0[null]S[null]263Isle of Wight, England
7910male65.00111350961.9792B30C[null]234Providence, RI
8010male28.500PC 1756227.7208D43C[null]189?Havana, Cuba
8110male[null]001120520.0[null]S[null][null]Belfast
8210male45.50011304328.5C124S[null]166Surbiton Hill, Surrey
8310male23.0001274993.5B24S[null][null]Montreal, PQ
8410male29.01011377666.6C2S[null][null]Isleworth, England
8510male18.010PC 17758108.9C65C[null][null]Madrid, Spain
8610male47.00011046552.0C110S[null]207Worcester, MA
8710male38.000199720.0[null]S[null][null]Rotterdam, Netherlands
8810male22.000PC 17760135.6333[null]C[null]232[null]
8910male[null]00PC 17757227.525[null]C[null][null][null]
9010male31.000PC 1759050.4958A24S[null][null]Trenton, NJ
9110male[null]0011376750.0A32S[null][null]Seattle, WA
9210male36.0001304940.125A10C[null][null]Winnipeg, MB
9310male55.010PC 1760359.4[null]C[null][null]New York, NY
9410male33.00011379026.55[null]S[null]109London
9510male61.013PC 17608262.375B57 B59 B63 B66C[null][null]Haverford, PA / Cooperstown, NY
9610male50.0101350755.9E44S[null][null]Duluth, MN
9710male56.00011379226.55[null]S[null][null]New York, NY
9810male56.0001776430.6958A7C[null][null]St James, Long Island, NY
9910male24.0101369560.0C31S[null][null]Huntington, WV
10010male[null]0011305626.0A19S[null][null]Streatham, Surrey
Rows: 1-100 | Columns: 14

Note

VerticaPy offers a wide range of sample datasets that are ideal for training and testing purposes. You can explore the full list of available datasets in the Datasets, which provides detailed information on each dataset and how to use them effectively. These datasets are invaluable resources for honing your data analysis and machine learning skills within the VerticaPy environment.

Let’s do some transformations.

data.get_dummies()
data.normalize()
123
pclass
Float
100%
...
123
survived
Float
100%
123
embarked_Q
Bool
100%
1-1.5245848565393982...-0.75730737115396320
2-1.5245848565393982...-0.75730737115396320
3-1.5245848565393982...-0.75730737115396320
4-1.5245848565393982...-0.75730737115396320
5-1.5245848565393982...-0.75730737115396320
6-1.5245848565393982...-0.75730737115396320
7-1.5245848565393982...-0.75730737115396320
8-1.5245848565393982...-0.75730737115396320
9-1.5245848565393982...-0.75730737115396320
10-1.5245848565393982...-0.75730737115396320
11-1.5245848565393982...-0.75730737115396320
12-1.5245848565393982...-0.75730737115396320
13-1.5245848565393982...-0.75730737115396320
14-1.5245848565393982...-0.75730737115396320
15-1.5245848565393982...-0.75730737115396320
16-1.5245848565393982...-0.75730737115396320
17-1.5245848565393982...-0.75730737115396320
18-1.5245848565393982...-0.75730737115396320
19-1.5245848565393982...-0.75730737115396320
20-1.5245848565393982...-0.75730737115396320

Let’s save the result in the Database.

data.to_db(
    name = '"public"."data_normalized"',
    usecols = ["fare", "sex", "survived"],
    relation_type = "table",
)
vp.vDataFrame('"public"."data_normalized"')
123
fare
Numeric(46,28)
99%
...
Abc
sex
Varchar(20)
100%
123
survived
Numeric(63,30)
100%
1[null]...male-0.7573073711539632
2-0.6451344183800711...male-0.7573073711539632
3-0.6451344183800711...male-0.7573073711539632
4-0.6451344183800711...male-0.7573073711539632
5-0.6451344183800711...male-0.7573073711539632
6-0.6451344183800711...male-0.7573073711539632
7-0.6451344183800711...male-0.7573073711539632
8-0.6451344183800711...male-0.7573073711539632
9-0.6451344183800711...male-0.7573073711539632
10-0.6451344183800711...male-0.7573073711539632
11-0.6451344183800711...male-0.7573073711539632
12-0.6451344183800711...male-0.7573073711539632
13-0.6451344183800711...male-0.7573073711539632
14-0.6451344183800711...male-0.7573073711539632
15-0.6451344183800711...male1.3193977310771285
16-0.6451344183800711...male1.3193977310771285
17-0.5849058045380454...male1.3193977310771285
18-0.568917907391952...male-0.7573073711539632
19-0.5501605729120098...male-0.7573073711539632
20-0.5266545461586647...male-0.7573073711539632

Let’s add a split column in the final relation.

data.to_db(
    name = '"public"."data_norm_split"',
    usecols = ["fare", "sex", "survived"],
    relation_type = "table",
    nb_split = 3,
)
vp.vDataFrame('"public"."data_norm_split"')
123
fare
Numeric(46,28)
99%
...
Abc
sex
Varchar(20)
100%
123
_verticapy_split_
Float
100%
1[null]...male2.0
2-0.6451344183800711...male0.0
3-0.6451344183800711...male0.0
4-0.6451344183800711...male1.0
5-0.6451344183800711...male1.0
6-0.6451344183800711...male1.0
7-0.6451344183800711...male1.0
8-0.6451344183800711...male2.0
9-0.6451344183800711...male2.0
10-0.6451344183800711...male2.0
11-0.6451344183800711...male2.0
12-0.6451344183800711...male2.0
13-0.6451344183800711...male2.0
14-0.6451344183800711...male2.0
15-0.6451344183800711...male1.0
16-0.6451344183800711...male2.0
17-0.5849058045380454...male1.0
18-0.568917907391952...male2.0
19-0.5501605729120098...male1.0
20-0.5266545461586647...male0.0

Let’s use conditions to filter data.

data.to_db(
    name = '"public"."data_norm_filter"',
    usecols = ["fare", "sex", "survived"],
    relation_type = "table",
    db_filter = "sex = 'female'",
)
vp.vDataFrame('"public"."data_norm_filter"')
123
fare
Numeric(46,28)
100%
...
Abc
sex
Varchar(20)
100%
123
survived
Numeric(63,30)
100%
1-0.5121710347247853...female1.3193977310771285
2-0.5078972116787226...female1.3193977310771285
3-0.5078174336485294...female1.3193977310771285
4-0.5078174336485294...female1.3193977310771285
5-0.5078174336485294...female1.3193977310771285
6-0.5078174336485294...female1.3193977310771285
7-0.5074223424513823...female1.3193977310771285
8-0.506789816640565...female-0.7573073711539632
9-0.5027534282081724...female1.3193977310771285
10-0.5017239117232986...female-0.7573073711539632
11-0.5017239117232986...female1.3193977310771285
12-0.5002195260110845...female-0.7573073711539632
13-0.5002195260110845...female-0.7573073711539632
14-0.49982443481393735...female1.3193977310771285
15-0.49982443481393735...female1.3193977310771285
16-0.49839982713191644...female1.3193977310771285
17-0.49824217054843944...female-0.7573073711539632
18-0.49824217054843944...female1.3193977310771285
19-0.4981623925182463...female1.3193977310771285
20-0.49792495790457614...female-0.7573073711539632

Note

The vDataFrame.to_db() method enables you to save the vDataFrame into various types of relations, including views, temporary tables, temporary local tables, and regular tables. It also allows for inserting elements into an existing table, as well as ordering and segmenting the data using the order_by and segmented_by parameters.

See also

vDataFrame.to_csv() : Creates a CSV file of the current vDataFrame structure.
vDataFrame.to_json() : Creates a JSON file of the current vDataFrame structure.