Database Updating

backend/AdminPortal/update.py

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+import boto3
+import json
+import os
+import decimal
+from datetime import datetime
+
+session = boto3.Session(region_name='us-east-1', profile_name='auto')
+db = session.resource('dynamodb')
+
+tab = db.Table('course_database').scan()
+
+for i in tab['Items']:
+    for j in i:
+        if(type(i[j]) == decimal.Decimal):
+            i[j] = int(i[j])
+
+courses = []
+for x in range(len(tab['Items'])):
+    outerFields = dict()
+    outerFields["info"] = datetime.now().strftime("%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S")
+    outerFields["pk"] = tab['Items'][x]['pk']
+    outerFields["model"] = "database.course"
+    innerFields = dict()
+    innerFields["prefix"] = tab['Items'][x]['prefix']
+    innerFields["ID"] = tab['Items'][x]['ID'] 
+    innerFields["name"] = tab['Items'][x]['name']
+    innerFields["description"] = tab['Items'][x]['description']
+    innerFields["HI"] = tab['Items'][x]['HI']
+    innerFields["CI"] = tab['Items'][x]['CI']
+    innerFields["DI"] = tab['Items'][x]['DI']
+    innerFields["major_restrictive"] = tab['Items'][x]['major_restrictive']
+    innerFields["fall"] = tab['Items'][x]['fall']
+    innerFields["spring"] = tab['Items'][x]['spring']
+    innerFields["summer"] = tab['Items'][x]['summer']
+    outerFields["fields"] = innerFields
+    courses.append(outerFields)
+
+print(courses)
+courseDataFile = open("courses.json", 'w')
+courseDataFile.truncate()
+courseDataFile.write(json.dumps(courses, sort_keys=True, indent=4))
+courseDataFile.close()