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Edit a table

Use this recipe to read, edit, and write back data in a Unity Catalog table using the Databricks SQL Connector.

Code snippet​

app.py
import pandas as pd
import streamlit as st
from databricks import sql
from databricks.sdk.core import Config


cfg = Config() # Set the DATABRICKS_HOST environment variable when running locally


@st.cache_resource
def get_connection(http_path):
    return sql.connect(
        server_hostname=cfg.host,
        http_path=http_path,
        credentials_provider=lambda: cfg.authenticate,
    )


def read_table(table_name: str, conn) -> pd.DataFrame:
    with conn.cursor() as cursor:
        cursor.execute(f"SELECT * FROM {table_name}")
        return cursor.fetchall_arrow().to_pandas()


def insert_overwrite_table(table_name: str, df: pd.DataFrame, conn):
    progress = st.empty()
    with conn.cursor() as cursor:
        rows = list(df.itertuples(index=False))
        values = ",".join([f"({','.join(map(repr, row))})" for row in rows])
        with progress:
            st.info("Calling Databricks SQL...")
        cursor.execute(f"INSERT OVERWRITE {table_name} VALUES {values}")
    progress.empty()
    st.success("Changes saved")


http_path_input = st.text_input(
    "Specify the HTTP Path to your Databricks SQL Warehouse:",
    placeholder="/sql/1.0/warehouses/xxxxxx",
)

table_name = st.text_input(
    "Specify a Catalog table name:", placeholder="catalog.schema.table"
)

if http_path_input and table_name:
    conn = get_connection(http_path_input)
    original_df = read_table(table_name, conn)
    edited_df = st.data_editor(original_df, num_rows="dynamic", hide_index=True)

    df_diff = pd.concat([original_df, edited_df]).drop_duplicates(keep=False)
    if not df_diff.empty:
        if st.button("Save changes"):
            insert_overwrite_table(table_name, edited_df, conn)
else:
    st.warning("Provide both the warehouse path and a table name to load data.")
info

This sample uses Streamlit's st.cache_resource to cache the database connection across users, sessions, and reruns. Use Streamlit's caching decorators to implement a caching strategy that works for your use case.

Resources​

Permissions​

Your app service principal needs the following permissions:

  • MODIFY on the Unity Catalog table
  • CAN USE on the SQL warehouse

See Unity Catalog privileges and securable objects for more information.

Dependencies​

requirements.txt
databricks-sdk
databricks-sql-connector
pandas
streamlit