copy data from csv to postgresql using python

Question

I am on windows 7 64 bit. I have a csv file \'data.csv\'. I want to import data to a postgresql table \'temp_unicommerce_status\' via a python script.

My Script is:

Answer 1

The way I solved this problem particular to use psychopg2 cursor class function copy_expert (Docs: http://initd.org/psycopg/docs/cursor.html). copy_expert allows you to use STDIN therefore bypassing the need to issue a superuser privilege for the postgres user. Your access to the file then depends on the client (linux/windows/mac) user's access to the file

From Postgres COPY Docs (https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/sql-copy.html):

Do not confuse COPY with the psql instruction \copy. \copy invokes COPY FROM STDIN or COPY TO STDOUT, and then fetches/stores the data in a file accessible to the psql client. Thus, file accessibility and access rights depend on the client rather than the server when \copy is used.

You can also leave the permissions set strictly for access to the development_user home folder and the App folder.

csv_file_name = '/home/user/some_file.csv'
sql = "COPY table_name FROM STDIN DELIMITER '|' CSV HEADER"
cursor.copy_expert(sql, open(csv_file_name, "r"))