DescribeTable

When given a DescribeTable, the connection will return a DescribeTableResponse:

>>> r = connection(DescribeTable(table))
>>> r
<LowVoltage.actions.describe_table.DescribeTableResponse ...>
>>> r.table.table_status
u'ACTIVE'
>>> r.table.key_schema[0].attribute_name
u'h'
>>> r.table.key_schema[0].key_type
u'HASH'
class DescribeTableResponse

The DescribeTable response.

table

The description of the table.

Type:None or TableDescription
class DescribeTable(table_name=None)

The DescribeTable request.

Passing table_name to the constructor is like calling table_name() on the new instance.

table_name(table_name)

Set TableName. Mandatory, can also be set in the constructor.

>>> connection(DescribeTable().table_name(table))
<LowVoltage.actions.describe_table.DescribeTableResponse ...>