hooks.get_cursor(...)

Function used to retrieve a cursor from an adapter's connection

hooks.get_cursor(adapter_name: str)

• Parameters

  • adapter_name: the adapter in the projects profile YML whose connection you want to retrieve

• Returns:

  • A database cursor associated with the adapter's connection

Note that this is only available for the following adapters:

• Postgres

• Redshift

• Snowflake

• Trino

Class-based task

from prism.task import PrismTask

class SqlTask(PrismTask)

    def run(self, tasks, hooks):
        with cursor as hooks.get_connection(adapter_name="<ADAPTER_NAME">):
            cursor.execute("...")
        cursor.close()
        return ...

Function-based task