What is the correct method to have the list (countryList) be available via %s in the SQL statement?
# using psycopg2
countryList=['UK','France']
sql='SELECT * from countries WHERE country IN (%s)'
data=[countryList]
cur.execute(sql,data)
As it is now, it errors out after trying to run "WHERE country in (ARRAY[...])". Is there a way to do this other than through string manipulation?
Thanks
For the IN
operator, you want a tuple instead of list, and remove parentheses from the SQL string.
# using psycopg2
data=('UK','France')
sql='SELECT * from countries WHERE country IN %s'
cur.execute(sql,(data,))
During debugging you can check that the SQL is built correctly with
cur.mogrify(sql, (data,))
To expland on the answer a little and to address named parameters, and converting lists to tuples:
countryList = ['UK', 'France']
sql = 'SELECT * from countries WHERE country IN %(countryList)s'
cur.execute(sql, { # You can pass a dict for named parameters rather than a tuple. Makes debugging hella easier.
'countryList': tuple(countryList), # Converts the list to a tuple.
})
You could use a python list directly as below. It acts like the IN operator in SQL and also handles a blank list without throwing any error.
data=['UK','France']
sql='SELECT * from countries WHERE country = ANY (%s)'
cur.execute(sql,(data,))
source:
http://initd.org/psycopg/docs/usage.html#lists-adaptation