copyed = hc.copy_table("source_table_name", "dest_table_name", "source_database_name", "dest_database_name")
Result:
This method returns a String representing the status of copy operation. If the error pops up when copying table, “ValueError” exception will be raised.
Parameter description:
| Parameters | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| source_table_name (str) | Source table to be copied | Yes |
| dest_table_name (str) | Target table | Yes |
| source_database_name (str) | Database where source table is located | No, defaults to "default" database |
| dest_database_name (str) | Database where target table is located | No, defaults to "default" database |
| remote_info (dict) | Remote info, including IP and port of remote server | Yes |
| fields (list) | Fields to be copied | Yes |
| fields_projection (list) | Fields to be projected | Yes |
| expr (str) | Expression, used to filter data to be copied | Yes |
| op_type (str) | Operation type, supports “update” and “upsert” | No, defaults to "upsert" |
| wait_for_completion (bool) | Whether to wait until the job is done | No, defaults to True |
| timeout (str) | Operation timeout | No, defaults to "2m" |