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How to use Boto3 to delete a database from AWS Data Catalog?

Ashish Anand
Ashish Anand
Updated on 25-Mar-2026 490 Views

Boto3 is the AWS SDK for Python that allows you to interact with AWS services. The AWS Glue Data Catalog stores metadata about databases and tables. You can use boto3 to delete a database from the Data Catalog programmatically. Prerequisites Before deleting a database, ensure you have: AWS credentials configured (AWS CLI, environment variables, or IAM role) Appropriate IAM permissions for AWS Glue operations The boto3 library installed: pip install boto3 Approach Step 1 − Import boto3 and botocore exceptions to handle errors. Step 2 − Create an AWS Glue client using boto3. ...

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How to use Boto3 to delete a crawler from AWS Glue Data Catalog?

Ashish Anand
Ashish Anand
Updated on 25-Mar-2026 422 Views

Problem Statement − Use boto3 library in Python to delete a crawler that is created in your AWS Glue Data Catalog account. Example − Delete a crawler 'Portfolio' that is created in your account. Approach/Algorithm to Solve This Problem Step 1 − Import boto3 and botocore exceptions to handle exceptions. Step 2 − Pass the parameter crawler_name that should be deleted from AWS Glue Catalog. Step 3 − Create an AWS session using boto3 library. Make sure region_name is mentioned in default profile. If it is not mentioned, then explicitly pass the region_name while creating ...

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How to use Boto3 to get the workflows that are created in your account?

Ashish Anand
Ashish Anand
Updated on 25-Mar-2026 201 Views

AWS Glue workflows help orchestrate ETL jobs and crawlers. Using Boto3, you can retrieve all workflows in your AWS account along with their detailed metadata. This tutorial shows how to use list_workflows() and batch_get_workflows() functions. Algorithm Step 1 − Import boto3 and botocore exceptions to handle exceptions. Step 2 − Create an AWS session using boto3 library. Make sure region_name is mentioned in default profile. Step 3 − Create an AWS client for Glue service. Step 4 − Use list_workflows() function to get all workflow names in your account. Step 5 − Call batch_get_workflows() ...

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How to use Boto3 to get the details of multiple triggers at a time?

Ashish Anand
Ashish Anand
Updated on 25-Mar-2026 207 Views

Problem Statement − Use boto3 library in Python to get the triggers that are available in your account. For example, get the details of triggers that are allowed in your AWS Glue account. Approach/Algorithm to solve this problem Step 1 − Import boto3 and botocore exceptions to handle exceptions. Step 2 − No parameter is required for this function. It will fetch all the listed triggers for the user account and then display the metadata of each trigger. Step 3 − Create an AWS session using boto3 library. Make sure the region_name is mentioned in the ...

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How to use Boto3 to get the details of multiple glue jobs at a time?

Ashish Anand
Ashish Anand
Updated on 25-Mar-2026 1K+ Views

This article demonstrates how to retrieve detailed metadata for multiple AWS Glue jobs simultaneously using the boto3 library. We'll use the list_jobs() and batch_get_jobs() methods to efficiently fetch job information. Problem Statement Use boto3 library in Python to get comprehensive details of all Glue jobs available in your AWS account, including their configurations, roles, and execution properties. Step-by-Step Approach Step 1 − Import boto3 and botocore exceptions to handle potential errors. Step 2 − Create an AWS session and Glue client with proper region configuration. Step 3 − Use list_jobs() to retrieve all job ...

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How to use Boto3 to check the status of a running Glue Job?

Ashish Anand
Ashish Anand
Updated on 25-Mar-2026 3K+ Views

Problem Statement − Use boto3 library in Python to run a glue job and get status whether it succeeded or failed. For example, run the job run_s3_file_job and get its status. Approach/Algorithm to solve this problem Step 1 − Import boto3 and botocore exceptions to handle exceptions. Step 2 − job_name is the mandatory parameter, while arguments is the optional parameter in the function. Few jobs take arguments to run. In that case, arguments can be passed as dict. For example: arguments = {'argument1': 'value1', 'argument2': 'value2'} If the job doesn't take arguments, then just ...

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How to use Boto3 library in Python to run a Glue Job?

Ashish Anand
Ashish Anand
Updated on 25-Mar-2026 3K+ Views

AWS Glue is a serverless ETL service that helps you prepare and transform data. You can trigger Glue jobs programmatically using the Boto3 library in Python, which provides access to AWS services through the AWS SDK. Prerequisites Before running a Glue job, ensure you have ? AWS credentials configured (via AWS CLI, IAM roles, or environment variables) An existing AWS Glue job created in your AWS account Proper IAM permissions to execute Glue jobs Approach to Run a Glue Job Step 1 − Import boto3 and botocore.exceptions to handle AWS service errors. ...

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How to use Boto3 to check whether a Glue Job exists or not?

Ashish Anand
Ashish Anand
Updated on 25-Mar-2026 1K+ Views

Problem Statement − Use boto3 library in Python to check whether a glue job exists or not. For example, check whether run_s3_file_job exists in AWS glue or not. Approach/Algorithm to solve this problem Step 1 − Import boto3 and botocore exceptions to handle exceptions. Step 2 − job_name is the parameters in function. Step 3 − Create an AWS session using boto3 library. Make sure region_name is mentioned in default profile. If it is not mentioned, then explicitly pass the region_name while creating the session. Step 4 − Create an AWS client for glue. ...

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How to use Wait functionality to check whether a key in a S3 bucket exists, using Boto3 and AWS Client?

Ashish Anand
Ashish Anand
Updated on 25-Mar-2026 2K+ Views

AWS S3 waiters provide a convenient way to poll for specific conditions, such as checking if an object exists in a bucket. The object_exists waiter repeatedly checks for an object's presence until it's found or the maximum attempts are exceeded. Problem Statement − Use boto3 library in Python to check whether a key exists in a bucket using waiters functionality. For example, use waiters to check whether a key test.zip exists in Bucket_1. How It Works The S3 waiter polls the bucket every few seconds (configurable delay) for a maximum number of attempts. By default, it checks ...

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How to use waiter functionality for bucket_not_exists using Boto3 and AWS Client?

Ashish Anand
Ashish Anand
Updated on 25-Mar-2026 1K+ Views

The bucket_not_exists waiter in Boto3 allows you to wait until an S3 bucket does not exist. This is useful for ensuring a bucket is deleted before proceeding with operations that require the bucket name to be available. How Waiters Work Waiters are objects that poll AWS resources until a desired state is reached. The bucket_not_exists waiter checks every 5 seconds (by default) for up to 20 attempts to confirm a bucket doesn't exist. You can customize the polling interval and maximum attempts using WaiterConfig. Syntax waiter = s3_client.get_waiter('bucket_not_exists') waiter.wait(Bucket='bucket-name', WaiterConfig={'Delay': seconds, 'MaxAttempts': attempts}) ...

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