Announcing sql_insert_writer, a Python3 utility to build skeletons for INSERT and INSERT FROM statements, with explicit target column lists and clarifying comments.
Usage example (assumes that the `pip` package manager has been installed, and a local database `zoo` with tables `pet`, `animal`)
$ pip install sql-insert-writer psycopg2
$ export DATABASE_URL=postgresql:///zoo
$ sql_insert_writer pet
INSERT INTO pet ( id, name, species_name, planet, kg
)
VALUES
( DEFAULT, -- ==> id DEFAULT, -- ==> name DEFAULT, -- ==> species_name DEFAULT, -- ==> planet DEFAULT -- ==> kg
)
$ sql_insert_writer pet animal
INSERT INTO pet ( id, name, species_name, planet, kg
)
SELECT id, -- ==> id name, -- ==> name species_name, -- ==> species_name planet, -- ==> planet DEFAULT -- ==> kg
FROM animal
--
- Catherine @ 18F
