RAthena

RAthena-package

RAthena provides a seamless DBI interface into Athena using the python package 
<a href="https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/index.html">Boto3</a>.

Designed to be compatible with the R package 'DBI' (Database Interface)
when connecting to Amazon Web Service ('AWS') Athena <https://aws.amazon.com/athena/>.
To do this 'Python' 'Boto3' Software Development Kit ('SDK')
<https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/index.html> is used as a driver.

Dyfan Jones

Connect to 'AWS Athena' using 'Boto3' ('DBI' Interface)

RAthena-package function

The goal of the <code>RAthena</code> package is to provide a DBI-compliant interface to <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/athena/">Amazon&lt;U+2019&gt;s Athena</a>
using <code>Boto3</code> software development kit (SDK). This allows for an efficient, easy setup connection to Athena using the <code>Boto3</code> SDK as a driver.

Goal of Package

Before starting with <code>RAthena</code>, <a href="https://www.python.org/">Python</a> is require to be installed on the machine you are intending to run <code>RAthena</code>.

Installation

As RAthena is using <code>Boto3</code> as it's backend, <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/cli/">AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI)</a> can be used
to remove user credentials when interacting with Athena.
This allows AWS profile names to be set up so that RAthena can connect to different accounts from the same machine,
without needing hard code any credentials.

AWS Command Line Interface

RAthena provides a seamless DBI interface into Athena using the python package 
<a href='https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/index.html'>Boto3</a>.

RAthena-package: RAthena: a DBI interface into Athena using Boto3 SDK

Description

Arguments

Goal of Package

Installation

AWS Command Line Interface

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