How do I get tables in postgres using psycopg2?

Question

Can someone please explain how I can get the tables in the current database?

I am using postgresql-8.4 psycopg2.

Answer 1

If you use psql, you can type:

\d

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/app-psql.html

If you are running SQL, you can type:

SELECT * FROM tables;

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/interactive/information-schema.html

If you want statistics about their usage, you can type:

SELECT * FROM pg_stat_user_tables;

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/interactive/monitoring-stats.html