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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 17:14:03 -0600
From: "Rodrigo De Leon" <rdeleonp@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: viewing the description of tables from python DB-API
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On 8/1/06, Daniel Joo <djoo@vistagen-inc.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>
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> Is there a way to view the list of all tables from python (or any other
> languages for that matter) DB-API?  What I'm looking for is a command
> similar to the meta-command '\d' that works with the psql client.
>
>
>
> Thanks very much!
>
>
>
> Dan

There's also the INFORMATION_SCHEMA:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/information-schema.html

Regards,

Rodrigo