renaming of database tables removed

silence/db/populate.py

@@ -52,30 +52,31 @@ def create_database():
 
  # after all database schema is created, we rename all columns and tables to be fully lowercase, this way we avoid any linux/windows weirdness.
  # there's a custom option when installing mysql server, it forces tablenames to be lowercase, maybe include that in the curriculum?
+ # SQL views maintain the nomenclature given in the query so renaming is out of the question.
 
- get_table_names_q = f"SELECT TABLE_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES WHERE TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE' AND TABLE_SCHEMA= '{db_name}';"
+ # get_table_names_q = f"SELECT TABLE_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES WHERE TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE' AND TABLE_SCHEMA= '{db_name}';"
 
- cursor.execute(get_table_names_q)
- all_created_tables = cursor.fetchall()
+ # cursor.execute(get_table_names_q)
+ # all_created_tables = cursor.fetchall()
 
- for table_name_tuple in all_created_tables:
- table_name = table_name_tuple[0]
+ # for table_name_tuple in all_created_tables:
+ #  table_name = table_name_tuple[0]
 
- get_column_names_q = f"SELECT COLUMN_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = '{db_name}' AND TABLE_NAME = '{table_name}'"
- cursor.execute(get_column_names_q)
+ #  get_column_names_q = f"SELECT COLUMN_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = '{db_name}' AND TABLE_NAME = '{table_name}'"
+ #  cursor.execute(get_column_names_q)
 
- # table_column_names = cursor.fetchall()
+ #  # table_column_names = cursor.fetchall()
 
- # for column_name_tuple in table_column_names:
- # column_name = column_name_tuple[0]
+ #  # for column_name_tuple in table_column_names:
+ #  # column_name = column_name_tuple[0]
 
- # THIS STATEMENT REQUIRES THE NEW TYPE TO BE SPECIFIED, WHICH MIGHT BE A PROBLEM SINCE IT IS HARD TO GET I GUESS.
- # rename_table_q = f"ALTER TABLE '{table_name}' CHANGE '{column_name}' '{column_name.lower()}' INT(11) NOT NULL;"
- # cursor.execute(rename_table_q)
+ #  # THIS STATEMENT REQUIRES THE NEW TYPE TO BE SPECIFIED, WHICH MIGHT BE A PROBLEM SINCE IT IS HARD TO GET I GUESS.
+ #  # rename_table_q = f"ALTER TABLE '{table_name}' CHANGE '{column_name}' '{column_name.lower()}' INT(11) NOT NULL;"
+ #  # cursor.execute(rename_table_q)
 
- rename_table_q = f"ALTER TABLE {table_name} RENAME {table_name.lower()};"
- cursor.execute(rename_table_q)
+ #  rename_table_q = f"ALTER TABLE {table_name} RENAME {table_name.lower()};"
+ #  cursor.execute(rename_table_q)
 
- conn.commit()
+ # conn.commit()
  # Clean up when we're done
  cursor.close()