Function destroy
destroy function can delete a dataset.
Parameters description for destroy():
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| datastore | string | A backend datastore, i.e., 'rdflib' or 'duckdb' |
REQUIRED |
| dataset | string | Name of the dataset to be removed | REQUIRED |
| quiet | bool | True to suppress error messages if the provided dataset does not exist |
False |
Example: delete the test dataset
import geist
geist.destroy(datastore='rdflib', dataset='test')
The .geistdata/rdflib/test.pkl file will be removed after this operation. By default, you will get an error message if the provided dataset (in this case, it is the test dataset) does not exist. To suppress this error message, you can set quiet=True:
import geist
geist.destroy(datastore='rdflib', dataset='test', quiet=True)