tkp.db.dump – Dump database backup to file

Dump database schema and content

tkp.db.dump.dump_db(engine, hostname, port, dbname, dbuser, dbpass, output)

Dumps a database

Parameters:

• engine – the name of the database system (either postgresql)
• hostname – the hostname of the database
• port – the port of the database server
• dbname – the database name to be dumped
• dbuser – the user authorised to do the dump
• dbpass – the pw for the user
• output – the output file to which the dump is written

tkp.db.dump.dump_pg(hostname, port, dbname, dbuser, dbpass, output_filename)

Dumps a PostgreSQL database in specified output file