boto3_dynamodb_create_table_put_get_item_quickstart.py

1import boto3
2
3# Get the service resource.
4dynamodb = boto3.resource('dynamodb')
5
6# Create the DynamoDB table.
7table = dynamodb.create_table(
8    TableName='users',
9    KeySchema=[
10        {
11            'AttributeName': 'username',
12            'KeyType': 'HASH'
13        },
14        {
15            'AttributeName': 'last_name',
16            'KeyType': 'RANGE'
17        }
18    ],
19    AttributeDefinitions=[
20        {
21            'AttributeName': 'username',
22            'AttributeType': 'S'
23        },
24        {
25            'AttributeName': 'last_name',
26            'AttributeType': 'S'
27        },
28    ],
29    ProvisionedThroughput={
30        'ReadCapacityUnits': 5,
31        'WriteCapacityUnits': 5
32    }
33)
34
35# Wait until the table exists.
36table.wait_until_exists()
37
38# Print out some data about the table.
39print(table.item_count)
40
41# Put an item into the table
42table.put_item(
43   Item={
44        'username': 'janedoe',
45        'first_name': 'Jane',
46        'last_name': 'Doe',
47        'age': 25,
48        'account_type': 'standard_user',
49    }
50)
51
52# Get an item from the table
53response = table.get_item(
54    Key={
55        'username': 'janedoe',
56        'last_name': 'Doe'
57    }
58)
59item = response['Item']
60print(item)