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ISFDataBase.create_sub_db

data_base.isf_data_base.ISFDataBase.create_sub_db(key, register='as_parent', \*\*kwargs)

Creates a database within a database.

Example::
>>> db.create_sub_db('my_sub_database')
>>> db['my_sub_database']['some_key'] = ['some_value']
Parameters:

  • key (str|tuple) – The key of the sub_db

  • register (str, optional) – ? TODO. Defaults to ‘as_parent’.

  • raise_ (bool, optional) – Whether to raise an error if the sub_db already exists. Defaults to True.

  • **kwargs (dict) – overwrite (bool, optional): Whether to overwrite the sub_db if it already exists. Defaults to True. Additional kwargs are passed to the dumper.

Returns:

The newly created sub_db

Return type:

ISFDataBase