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DynamoDB

Boto3 provides table resources for creating tables and performing DynamoDB item operations. You can write, read, update, delete, batch write, query, and scan items with Python.

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Syntax

boto3.resource('dynamodb').Table('table_name')
table.put_item(Item={...})
table.get_item(Key={...})
table.update_item(Key={...}, UpdateExpression='...', ExpressionAttributeValues={...})
table.delete_item(Key={...})
table.query(KeyConditionExpression=...)
table.scan(FilterExpression=...)

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  • DynamoDB.ServiceResource
  • DynamoDB.Table
  • create_table()
  • put_item()
  • get_item()
  • update_item()
  • delete_item()
  • batch_writer()

Source: Amazon DynamoDB - Boto3 1.43.123 documentation. Checked 2026-11-03.