Re: Insert data if it is not existing

On 05/23/2018 06:03 PM, tango ward wrote:
> 

> Updated my code to this:
> 
> curr.pgsql.execute('''
> INSERT INTO my_table(name, age)
> SELECT %s, %s
> WHERE NOT EXISTS(SELECT name FROM my_table WHERE name= name)
> ''', ('Scott', 23))
> 
> If I remove SELECT statement, I will get an error message: error : 
> psycopg2.ProgrammingError: syntax error at or near "WHERE"
> LINE 12:                         WHERE NOT EXISTS
> 
> Trying to coordinate with Lead Dev about adding Index On The Fly

I tried to figure how to make this work and could not, so I led you down 
a false path.

> 
> 
> 


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