Module external_config (3.26.0)

Define classes that describe external data sources.

These are used for both Table.externalDataConfiguration and Job.configuration.query.tableDefinitions.

Classes

BigtableColumn()

Options for a Bigtable column.

BigtableColumnFamily()

Options for a Bigtable column family.

BigtableOptions()

Options that describe how to treat Bigtable tables as BigQuery tables.

CSVOptions()

Options that describe how to treat CSV files as BigQuery tables.

ExternalConfig(source_format)

Description of an external data source.

Parameter
Name	Description
`source_format`	`ExternalSourceFormat` See `source_format`.

ExternalSourceFormat()

The format for external data files.

Note that the set of allowed values for external data sources is different than the set used for loading data (see SourceFormat).

GoogleSheetsOptions()

Options that describe how to treat Google Sheets as BigQuery tables.

HivePartitioningOptions()

[Beta] Options that configure hive partitioning.