verticapy.insert_into¶

verticapy.insert_into(table_name: str, data: list, schema: str | None = None, column_names: list | None = None, copy: bool = True, genSQL: bool = False) → int | str¶

Inserts the dataset into an existing Vertica table.

Parameters¶

table_name: str: Name of the table to insert into.
data: list: The data to ingest.
schema: str, optional: Schema name.
column_names: list, optional: Name of the column(s) to insert into.
copy: bool, optional: If set to True, the batch insert is converted to a COPY statement with prepared statements. Otherwise, the INSERTs are performed sequentially.
genSQL: bool, optional: If set to True, the SQL code that would be used to insert the data is generated, but not executed.

Returns¶

int: The number of rows ingested.

Examples¶

For this example, we will use the Iris dataset.

import verticapy.datasets as vpd

data = vpd.load_iris()

	123 SepalLengthCm Numeric(7)	123 SepalWidthCm Numeric(7)	123 PetalLengthCm Numeric(7)	123 PetalWidthCm Numeric(7)	Abc Species Varchar(30)
1	4.6	3.6	1.0	0.2	Iris-setosa
2	4.7	3.2	1.3	0.2	Iris-setosa
3	4.7	3.2	1.6	0.2	Iris-setosa
4	4.8	3.0	1.4	0.1	Iris-setosa
5	4.8	3.1	1.6	0.2	Iris-setosa
6	4.8	3.4	1.9	0.2	Iris-setosa
7	4.9	3.0	1.4	0.2	Iris-setosa
8	4.9	3.1	1.5	0.1	Iris-setosa
9	4.9	3.1	1.5	0.1	Iris-setosa
10	4.9	3.1	1.5	0.1	Iris-setosa
11	5.0	2.3	3.3	1.0	Iris-versicolor
12	5.0	3.4	1.5	0.2	Iris-setosa
13	5.1	3.5	1.4	0.2	Iris-setosa
14	5.4	3.0	4.5	1.5	Iris-versicolor
15	5.4	3.4	1.5	0.4	Iris-setosa
16	5.4	3.9	1.3	0.4	Iris-setosa
17	5.5	2.4	3.7	1.0	Iris-versicolor
18	5.5	2.4	3.8	1.1	Iris-versicolor
19	5.6	2.7	4.2	1.3	Iris-versicolor
20	5.7	3.0	4.2	1.2	Iris-versicolor
21	5.7	4.4	1.5	0.4	Iris-setosa
22	5.8	2.8	5.1	2.4	Iris-virginica
23	5.9	3.2	4.8	1.8	Iris-versicolor
24	6.1	3.0	4.6	1.4	Iris-versicolor
25	6.1	3.0	4.9	1.8	Iris-virginica
26	6.3	2.5	4.9	1.5	Iris-versicolor
27	6.3	3.3	4.7	1.6	Iris-versicolor
28	6.3	3.3	6.0	2.5	Iris-virginica
29	6.4	2.9	4.3	1.3	Iris-versicolor
30	6.5	3.0	5.5	1.8	Iris-virginica
31	6.5	3.0	5.8	2.2	Iris-virginica
32	6.7	3.0	5.0	1.7	Iris-versicolor
33	6.8	2.8	4.8	1.4	Iris-versicolor
34	6.8	3.2	5.9	2.3	Iris-virginica
35	7.0	3.2	4.7	1.4	Iris-versicolor
36	7.1	3.0	5.9	2.1	Iris-virginica
37	7.7	3.8	6.7	2.2	Iris-virginica
38	4.4	2.9	1.4	0.2	Iris-setosa
39	4.5	2.3	1.3	0.3	Iris-setosa
40	4.8	3.4	1.6	0.2	Iris-setosa
41	5.0	2.0	3.5	1.0	Iris-versicolor
42	5.1	3.3	1.7	0.5	Iris-setosa
43	5.1	3.4	1.5	0.2	Iris-setosa
44	5.2	2.7	3.9	1.4	Iris-versicolor
45	5.2	3.5	1.5	0.2	Iris-setosa
46	5.2	4.1	1.5	0.1	Iris-setosa
47	5.4	3.9	1.7	0.4	Iris-setosa
48	5.5	3.5	1.3	0.2	Iris-setosa
49	5.6	3.0	4.1	1.3	Iris-versicolor
50	5.8	2.7	3.9	1.2	Iris-versicolor
51	5.8	2.7	5.1	1.9	Iris-virginica
52	5.8	2.7	5.1	1.9	Iris-virginica
53	5.9	3.0	4.2	1.5	Iris-versicolor
54	5.9	3.0	5.1	1.8	Iris-virginica
55	6.0	2.7	5.1	1.6	Iris-versicolor
56	6.0	2.9	4.5	1.5	Iris-versicolor
57	6.1	2.8	4.7	1.2	Iris-versicolor
58	6.2	2.8	4.8	1.8	Iris-virginica
59	6.2	2.9	4.3	1.3	Iris-versicolor
60	6.3	2.3	4.4	1.3	Iris-versicolor
61	6.3	2.7	4.9	1.8	Iris-virginica
62	6.4	3.2	5.3	2.3	Iris-virginica
63	6.5	2.8	4.6	1.5	Iris-versicolor
64	6.5	3.0	5.2	2.0	Iris-virginica
65	6.5	3.2	5.1	2.0	Iris-virginica
66	6.6	2.9	4.6	1.3	Iris-versicolor
67	6.6	3.0	4.4	1.4	Iris-versicolor
68	6.7	3.1	4.4	1.4	Iris-versicolor
69	6.7	3.1	4.7	1.5	Iris-versicolor
70	6.9	3.1	4.9	1.5	Iris-versicolor
71	6.9	3.1	5.4	2.1	Iris-virginica
72	6.9	3.2	5.7	2.3	Iris-virginica
73	7.2	3.0	5.8	1.6	Iris-virginica
74	7.2	3.2	6.0	1.8	Iris-virginica
75	7.3	2.9	6.3	1.8	Iris-virginica
76	7.7	2.6	6.9	2.3	Iris-virginica
77	3.3	4.5	5.6	7.8	Iris-setosa
78	3.3	4.5	5.6	7.8	Iris-setosa
79	3.3	4.5	5.6	7.8	Iris-setosa
80	3.3	4.5	5.6	7.8	Iris-setosa
81	3.3	4.5	5.6	7.8	Iris-setosa
82	3.3	4.5	5.6	7.8	Iris-setosa
83	3.3	4.5	5.6	7.8	Iris-setosa
84	3.3	4.5	5.6	7.8	Iris-setosa
85	3.3	4.5	5.6	7.8	Iris-setosa
86	3.3	4.5	5.6	7.8	Iris-setosa
87	3.3	4.5	5.6	7.8	Iris-setosa
88	3.3	4.5	5.6	7.8	Iris-setosa
89	3.3	4.5	5.6	7.8	Iris-setosa
90	3.3	4.5	5.6	7.8	Iris-setosa
91	3.3	4.5	5.6	7.8	Iris-setosa
92	3.3	4.5	5.6	7.8	Iris-setosa
93	3.3	4.5	5.6	7.8	Iris-setosa
94	3.3	4.5	5.6	7.8	Iris-setosa
95	3.3	4.5	5.6	7.8	Iris-setosa
96	3.3	4.5	5.6	7.8	Iris-setosa
97	3.3	4.5	5.6	7.8	Iris-setosa
98	3.3	4.5	5.6	7.8	Iris-setosa
99	3.3	4.5	5.6	7.8	Iris-setosa
100	3.3	4.5	5.6	7.8	Iris-setosa

Rows: 1-100 | Columns: 5

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.

We import the insert_into function and insert different element to the iris table.

from verticapy.sql import insert_into

You can insert all the elements at once with a single COPY statement by using the following command.

insert_into(
    table_name = "iris",
    schema = "public",
    data = [
        [3.3, 4.5, 5.6, 7.8, "Iris-setosa"],
        [4.3, 4.7, 9.6, 1.8, "Iris-virginica"],
    ],
)

Out[2]: 2

If you want to use multiple inserts to avoid a general failure and insert what you can, use the following approach.

insert_into(
    table_name = "iris",
    schema = "public",
    data = [
        [3.3, 4.5, 5.6, 7.8, "Iris-setosa"],
        [4.3, 4.7, 9.6, 1.8, "Iris-virginica"],
    ],
    copy = False,
)

Out[3]: 2

If you want to examine the generated SQL without executing it, use the following command.

insert_into(
    table_name = "iris",
    schema = "public",
    data = [
        [3.3, 4.5, 5.6, 7.8, "Iris-setosa"],
        [4.3, 4.7, 9.6, 1.8, "Iris-virginica"],
    ],
    genSQL = True,
)

Out[4]: 
['INSERT INTO "public"."iris" ("SepalLengthCm", "SepalWidthCm", "PetalLengthCm", "PetalWidthCm", "Species") VALUES (\'3.3\',\'4.5\',\'5.6\',\'7.8\',\'Iris-setosa\')',
 'INSERT INTO "public"."iris" ("SepalLengthCm", "SepalWidthCm", "PetalLengthCm", "PetalWidthCm", "Species") VALUES (\'4.3\',\'4.7\',\'9.6\',\'1.8\',\'Iris-virginica\')']

Note

Set copy to False for multiple inserts.