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How to use SQLAlchemy ORM to access Snapchat Ads Data in Python


Create Python applications and scripts that use SQLAlchemy Object-Relational Mappings of Snapchat Ads data.

The rich ecosystem of Python modules lets you get to work quickly and integrate your systems effectively. With the CData Python Connector for Snapchat Ads and the SQLAlchemy toolkit, you can build Snapchat Ads-connected Python applications and scripts. This article shows how to use SQLAlchemy to connect to Snapchat Ads data to query, update, delete, and insert Snapchat Ads data.

With built-in optimized data processing, the CData Python Connector offers unmatched performance for interacting with live Snapchat Ads data in Python. When you issue complex SQL queries from Snapchat Ads, the CData Connector pushes supported SQL operations, like filters and aggregations, directly to Snapchat Ads and utilizes the embedded SQL engine to process unsupported operations client-side (often SQL functions and JOIN operations).

Connecting to Snapchat Ads Data

Connecting to Snapchat Ads data looks just like connecting to any relational data source. Create a connection string using the required connection properties. For this article, you will pass the connection string as a parameter to the create_engine function.

You will need to create an OAuth application to connect to Snapchat Ads. See the online Help documentation for an authentication guide.

Additionally, you can optionally set AccountId to provide a default Account ID (meaning it won't need to be manually provided in the WHERE clause). If the AccountId is not specified, the first account in the Accounts view is used.

Follow the procedure below to install SQLAlchemy and start accessing Snapchat Ads through Python objects.

Install Required Modules

Use the pip utility to install the SQLAlchemy toolkit and SQLAlchemy ORM package:

pip install sqlalchemy pip install sqlalchemy.orm

Be sure to import the appropriate modules:

from sqlalchemy import create_engine, String, Column from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker

Model Snapchat Ads Data in Python

You can now connect with a connection string. Use the create_engine function to create an Engine for working with Snapchat Ads data.

NOTE: Users should URL encode the any connection string properties that include special characters. For more information, refer to the SQL Alchemy documentation.

engine = create_engine("snapchatads:///?InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH&OAuthSettingsLocation=/PATH/TO/OAuthSettings.txt")

Declare a Mapping Class for Snapchat Ads Data

After establishing the connection, declare a mapping class for the table you wish to model in the ORM (in this article, we will model the Campaigns table). Use the sqlalchemy.ext.declarative.declarative_base function and create a new class with some or all of the fields (columns) defined.

base = declarative_base() class Campaigns(base): __tablename__ = "Campaigns" AccountId = Column(String,primary_key=True) Name = Column(String) ...

Query Snapchat Ads Data

With the mapping class prepared, you can use a session object to query the data source. After binding the Engine to the session, provide the mapping class to the session query method.

Using the query Method

engine = create_engine("snapchatads:///?InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH&OAuthSettingsLocation=/PATH/TO/OAuthSettings.txt") factory = sessionmaker(bind=engine) session = factory() for instance in session.query(Campaigns).filter_by(Id="123"): print("AccountId: ", instance.AccountId) print("Name: ", instance.Name) print("---------")

Alternatively, you can use the execute method with the appropriate table object. The code below works with an active session.

Using the execute Method

Campaigns_table = Campaigns.metadata.tables["Campaigns"] for instance in session.execute(Campaigns_table.select().where(Campaigns_table.c.Id == "123")): print("AccountId: ", instance.AccountId) print("Name: ", instance.Name) print("---------")

For examples of more complex querying, including JOINs, aggregations, limits, and more, refer to the Help documentation for the extension.

Insert Snapchat Ads Data

To insert Snapchat Ads data, define an instance of the mapped class and add it to the active session. Call the commit function on the session to push all added instances to Snapchat Ads.

new_rec = Campaigns(AccountId="placeholder", Id="123") session.add(new_rec) session.commit()

Update Snapchat Ads Data

To update Snapchat Ads data, fetch the desired record(s) with a filter query. Then, modify the values of the fields and call the commit function on the session to push the modified record to Snapchat Ads.

updated_rec = session.query(Campaigns).filter_by(SOME_ID_COLUMN="SOME_ID_VALUE").first() updated_rec.Id = "123" session.commit()

Delete Snapchat Ads Data

To delete Snapchat Ads data, fetch the desired record(s) with a filter query. Then delete the record with the active session and call the commit function on the session to perform the delete operation on the provided records (rows).

deleted_rec = session.query(Campaigns).filter_by(SOME_ID_COLUMN="SOME_ID_VALUE").first() session.delete(deleted_rec) session.commit()

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