#!/usr/bin/env python3 ############################################################################ # # MODULE: v.db.dropcolumn # AUTHOR(S): Markus Neteler # Converted to Python by Glynn Clements # PURPOSE: interface to db.execute to drop a column from the # attribute table connected to a given vector map # - Based on v.db.addcolumn # - with special trick for SQLite # COPYRIGHT: (C) 2007 by the GRASS Development Team # # This program is free software under the GNU General Public # License (>=v2). Read the file COPYING that comes with GRASS # for details. # ############################################################################# #%module #% description: Drops a column from the attribute table connected to a given vector map. #% keyword: vector #% keyword: attribute table #% keyword: database #%end #%option G_OPT_V_MAP #% key: map #%end #%option G_OPT_V_FIELD #%end #%option G_OPT_DB_COLUMNS #% description: Name of attribute column(s) to drop #% required: yes #%end import sys import os import string import grass.script as grass from grass.exceptions import CalledModuleError def main(): map = options['map'] layer = options['layer'] columns = options['columns'].split(',') mapset = grass.gisenv()['MAPSET'] # does map exist in CURRENT mapset? if not grass.find_file(map, element='vector', mapset=mapset)['file']: grass.fatal(_("Vector map <%s> not found in current mapset") % map) f = grass.vector_layer_db(map, layer) table = f['table'] keycol = f['key'] database = f['database'] driver = f['driver'] if not table: grass.fatal(_("There is no table connected to the input vector map. " "Unable to delete any column. Exiting.")) if keycol in columns: grass.fatal(_("Unable to delete <%s> column as it is needed to keep table <%s> " "connected to the input vector map <%s>") % (keycol, table, map)) for column in columns: if column not in grass.vector_columns(map, layer): grass.warning(_("Column <%s> not found in table <%s>. Skipped") % (column, table)) continue if driver == "sqlite": # echo "Using special trick for SQLite" # http://www.sqlite.org/faq.html#q11 colnames = [] coltypes = [] for f in grass.db_describe(table, database=database, driver=driver)['cols']: if f[0] == column: continue colnames.append(f[0]) # see db_sqltype_name() for type names if f[1] == "CHARACTER": # preserve field length for sql type "CHARACTER" coltypes.append("%s %s(%s)" % (f[0], f[1], f[2])) else: coltypes.append("%s %s" % (f[0], f[1])) colnames = ", ".join(colnames) coltypes = ", ".join(coltypes) cmds = [ "BEGIN TRANSACTION", "CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE ${table}_backup (${coldef})", "INSERT INTO ${table}_backup SELECT ${colnames} FROM ${table}", "DROP TABLE ${table}", "CREATE TABLE ${table}(${coldef})", "INSERT INTO ${table} SELECT ${colnames} FROM ${table}_backup", "CREATE UNIQUE INDEX ${table}_cat ON ${table} (${keycol} )", "DROP TABLE ${table}_backup", "COMMIT" ] tmpl = string.Template(';\n'.join(cmds)) sql = tmpl.substitute(table=table, coldef=coltypes, colnames=colnames, keycol=keycol) else: sql = "ALTER TABLE %s DROP COLUMN %s" % (table, column) try: grass.write_command('db.execute', input='-', database=database, driver=driver, stdin=sql) except CalledModuleError: grass.fatal(_("Deleting column failed")) # write cmd history: grass.vector_history(map) if __name__ == "__main__": options, flags = grass.parser() main()