In this article, we will discuss how to create database in PostgreSQL using pysopg2 in Python.
CREATE DATABASE is one of the Data Definition Language ( DDL ) statements supported by the PostgreSQL Database Management System. It is used to create database in PostgreSQL. Database name should be always unique. If it already exists then it shows that the particular database already exists.
Syntax: CREATE DATABASE database_name;
Example: Creating Database using Pyscopg2
Python3
import psycopg2# connection establishmentconn = psycopg2.connect( database="postgres", user='postgres', password='password', host='localhost', port= '5432')conn.autocommit = True# Creating a cursor objectcursor = conn.cursor()# query to create a database sql = ''' CREATE database products ''';# executing above querycursor.execute(sql)print("Database has been created successfully !!");# Closing the connectionconn.close() |
Output
Database has been created successfully !!
Let’s check the database in PostgreSQL:
