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key

object that allows requesting the primary key as an argument in expression.fetch() The string "KEY" can be used instead of the class key

Source code in datajoint/fetch.py
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class key:
    """
    object that allows requesting the primary key as an argument in expression.fetch()
    The string "KEY" can be used instead of the class key
    """

    pass

to_dicts(recarray)

convert record array to a dictionaries

Source code in datajoint/fetch.py
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def to_dicts(recarray):
    """convert record array to a dictionaries"""
    for rec in recarray:
        yield dict(zip(recarray.dtype.names, rec.tolist()))

Fetch

A fetch object that handles retrieving elements from the table expression.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
expression

the QueryExpression object to fetch from.

required
Source code in datajoint/fetch.py
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class Fetch:
    """
    A fetch object that handles retrieving elements from the table expression.

    :param expression: the QueryExpression object to fetch from.
    """

    def __init__(self, expression):
        self._expression = expression

    def __call__(
        self,
        *attrs,
        offset=None,
        limit=None,
        order_by=None,
        format=None,
        as_dict=None,
        squeeze=False,
        download_path="."
    ):
        """
        Fetches the expression results from the database into an np.array or list of dictionaries and
        unpacks blob attributes.

        :param attrs: zero or more attributes to fetch. If not provided, the call will return all attributes of this
                        table. If provided, returns tuples with an entry for each attribute.
        :param offset: the number of tuples to skip in the returned result
        :param limit: the maximum number of tuples to return
        :param order_by: a single attribute or the list of attributes to order the results. No ordering should be assumed
                        if order_by=None. To reverse the order, add DESC to the attribute name or names: e.g. ("age DESC",
                        "frequency") To order by primary key, use "KEY" or "KEY DESC"
        :param format: Effective when as_dict=None and when attrs is empty None: default from config['fetch_format'] or
                        'array' if not configured "array": use numpy.key_array "frame": output pandas.DataFrame. .
        :param as_dict: returns a list of dictionaries instead of a record array. Defaults to False for .fetch() and to
                        True for .fetch('KEY')
        :param squeeze:  if True, remove extra dimensions from arrays
        :param download_path: for fetches that download data, e.g. attachments
        :return: the contents of the table in the form of a structured numpy.array or a dict list
        """
        if order_by is not None:
            # if 'order_by' passed in a string, make into list
            if isinstance(order_by, str):
                order_by = [order_by]
            # expand "KEY" or "KEY DESC"
            order_by = list(
                _flatten_attribute_list(self._expression.primary_key, order_by)
            )

        attrs_as_dict = as_dict and attrs
        if attrs_as_dict:
            # absorb KEY into attrs and prepare to return attributes as dict (issue #595)
            if any(is_key(k) for k in attrs):
                attrs = list(self._expression.primary_key) + [
                    a for a in attrs if a not in self._expression.primary_key
                ]
        if as_dict is None:
            as_dict = bool(attrs)  # default to True for "KEY" and False otherwise
        # format should not be specified with attrs or is_dict=True
        if format is not None and (as_dict or attrs):
            raise DataJointError(
                "Cannot specify output format when as_dict=True or "
                "when attributes are selected to be fetched separately."
            )
        if format not in {None, "array", "frame"}:
            raise DataJointError(
                "Fetch output format must be in "
                '{{"array", "frame"}} but "{}" was given'.format(format)
            )

        if not (attrs or as_dict) and format is None:
            format = config["fetch_format"]  # default to array
            if format not in {"array", "frame"}:
                raise DataJointError(
                    'Invalid entry "{}" in datajoint.config["fetch_format"]: '
                    'use "array" or "frame"'.format(format)
                )

        if limit is None and offset is not None:
            logger.warning(
                "Offset set, but no limit. Setting limit to a large number. "
                "Consider setting a limit explicitly."
            )
            limit = 8000000000  # just a very large number to effect no limit

        get = partial(
            _get,
            self._expression.connection,
            squeeze=squeeze,
            download_path=download_path,
        )
        if attrs:  # a list of attributes provided
            attributes = [a for a in attrs if not is_key(a)]
            ret = self._expression.proj(*attributes)
            ret = ret.fetch(
                offset=offset,
                limit=limit,
                order_by=order_by,
                as_dict=False,
                squeeze=squeeze,
                download_path=download_path,
                format="array",
            )
            if attrs_as_dict:
                ret = [
                    {k: v for k, v in zip(ret.dtype.names, x) if k in attrs}
                    for x in ret
                ]
            else:
                return_values = [
                    list(
                        (to_dicts if as_dict else lambda x: x)(
                            ret[self._expression.primary_key]
                        )
                    )
                    if is_key(attribute)
                    else ret[attribute]
                    for attribute in attrs
                ]
                ret = return_values[0] if len(attrs) == 1 else return_values
        else:  # fetch all attributes as a numpy.record_array or pandas.DataFrame
            cur = self._expression.cursor(
                as_dict=as_dict, limit=limit, offset=offset, order_by=order_by
            )
            heading = self._expression.heading
            if as_dict:
                ret = [
                    dict((name, get(heading[name], d[name])) for name in heading.names)
                    for d in cur
                ]
            else:
                ret = list(cur.fetchall())
                record_type = (
                    heading.as_dtype
                    if not ret
                    else np.dtype(
                        [
                            (
                                name,
                                type(value),
                            )  # use the first element to determine blob type
                            if heading[name].is_blob
                            and isinstance(value, numbers.Number)
                            else (name, heading.as_dtype[name])
                            for value, name in zip(ret[0], heading.as_dtype.names)
                        ]
                    )
                )
                try:
                    ret = np.array(ret, dtype=record_type)
                except Exception as e:
                    raise e
                for name in heading:
                    # unpack blobs and externals
                    ret[name] = list(map(partial(get, heading[name]), ret[name]))
                if format == "frame":
                    ret = pandas.DataFrame(ret).set_index(heading.primary_key)
        return ret

Fetch1

Fetch object for fetching the result of a query yielding one row.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
expression

a query expression to fetch from.

required
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class Fetch1:
    """
    Fetch object for fetching the result of a query yielding one row.

    :param expression: a query expression to fetch from.
    """

    def __init__(self, expression):
        self._expression = expression

    def __call__(self, *attrs, squeeze=False, download_path="."):
        """
        Fetches the result of a query expression that yields one entry.

        If no attributes are specified, returns the result as a dict.
        If attributes are specified returns the corresponding results as a tuple.

        Examples:
        d = rel.fetch1()   # as a dictionary
        a, b = rel.fetch1('a', 'b')   # as a tuple

        :params *attrs: attributes to return when expanding into a tuple.
                 If attrs is empty, the return result is a dict
        :param squeeze:  When true, remove extra dimensions from arrays in attributes
        :param download_path: for fetches that download data, e.g. attachments
        :return: the one tuple in the table in the form of a dict
        """
        heading = self._expression.heading

        if not attrs:  # fetch all attributes, return as ordered dict
            cur = self._expression.cursor(as_dict=True)
            ret = cur.fetchone()
            if not ret or cur.fetchone():
                raise DataJointError(
                    "fetch1 requires exactly one tuple in the input set."
                )
            ret = dict(
                (
                    name,
                    _get(
                        self._expression.connection,
                        heading[name],
                        ret[name],
                        squeeze=squeeze,
                        download_path=download_path,
                    ),
                )
                for name in heading.names
            )
        else:  # fetch some attributes, return as tuple
            attributes = [a for a in attrs if not is_key(a)]
            result = self._expression.proj(*attributes).fetch(
                squeeze=squeeze, download_path=download_path, format="array"
            )
            if len(result) != 1:
                raise DataJointError(
                    "fetch1 should only return one tuple. %d tuples found" % len(result)
                )
            return_values = tuple(
                next(to_dicts(result[self._expression.primary_key]))
                if is_key(attribute)
                else result[attribute][0]
                for attribute in attrs
            )
            ret = return_values[0] if len(attrs) == 1 else return_values
        return ret