Dynamodb get_item and put_item without data types in python

Question

I currently have a python script that looks like:

import boto3
...
response = dynamodb.get_item(
  TableName = dynamodb_table_name,
  Key = {
    "snippet_id": {
      "S": snippet_id
    }
  }
)
if "Item" in response:
    item = response["Item"]
    print(json.dumps(item, indent=4, cls=DecimalEncoder))

This prints something akin to:

{
    "var_1": {
        "BOOL": false
    }, 
    "var_2": {
        "S": "Text"
    }, 
    "snippet_id": {
        "S": "3a97e45c-ffed-4c76-8bb4-b2a32f49a5d2"
    }
}

Any idea how to do the type detection and return:

{
    "var_1": False, 
    "var_2": "Text",
    "snippet_id": "3a97e45c-ffed-4c76-8bb4-b2a32f49a5d2"
}

Also, can this be done for the query as well?

Can you provide the code where you use the put_item? Looks like you are adding the types yourself. — Josep Valls
– Josep Valls, Commented Jul 31, 2017 at 17:32
Actually, it looks like it has to do with the fact that I'm using 'client' objects instead of 'resource' objects. Resources are a more abstract version that helps to take care of the object types. — Optimus
– Optimus, Commented Jul 31, 2017 at 18:21

KyleMit · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-10 21:22:13Z

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TLDR

Use resource instead of client.

Summary

In essence, you can call boto3.client() or boto3.resource().

Client returns dynamoDB syntax, which looks like this:

'var_1' : {'S':"string"}

Resource returns normal syntax, which looks like this:

'var_1' : "string"

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KingFeming Over a year ago

I tried using boto3.resource(), still it returns along with datatypes. What could be the issue?

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