I am trying to insert a new record into my "prototypedb" database. This here below is the section of my code that I am using to access and work on my database.
What I am trying to do here is enter one record (three values) in three columns name, code and type. Then create a new column and then add one value to the new column for the aforementioned already entered record.
cur = conn.cursor()
#Enter the three value basic record
cur.execute("""INSERT INTO inventory (name, code, type)
VALUES (%s, %s, %s);""", [self.entry_product_name.get_text(), self.new_product_code.get_text(), self.new_product_type.get_text()])
#Take out list of Text Entry boxes
#self.quantity_list is a list of two value tuples each of which holds a reference to a text box in my GUI
for x in self.quantity_list:
if x[0].get_text() !="" and x[1].get_text() != "":
#First make the appropriate column
cur.execute("""ALTER TABLE inventory
ADD %s integer DEFAULT NULL;""", [x[0].get_text()])
#Then give that column the appropriate value for the current record
cur.execute("""UPDATE inventory
SET %s = %s
WHERE name = %s;""", [x[0].get_text(), x[1].get_text(), self.entry_product_name.get_text()])
else:
continue;
conn.commit()
cur.close()
conn.close()
But Alas! There is an Error!
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Python34\prototype_husk.py", line 134, in submit_data
ADD %s integer DEFAULT NULL;""", [x[0].get_text()])
psycopg2.ProgrammingError: syntax error at or near "'26.2 LTRS'"
LINE 2: ADD '26.2 LTRS' integer DEFAULT ...
^
I have attached herein a screenshot of the values entered. So the error can make more sense.
