DataContext.create

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Fully qualified path

great_expectations.data_context.data_context.data_context.DataContext.create

Synopsis

Build a new great_expectations directory and DataContext object in the provided project_root_dir.

create will create a new "great_expectations" directory in the provided folder, provided one does not already exist. Then, it will initialize a new DataContext in that folder and write the resulting config.

Parameters

Parameter	Typing	Default	Description
project_root_dir	Union[str, NoneType]	None	path to the root directory in which to create a new great_expectations directory
usage_statistics_enabled	bool	True	boolean directive specifying whether or not to gather usage statistics
runtime_environment	Union[dict, NoneType]	None	a dictionary of config variables that override both those set in config_variables.yml and the environment

Returns

DataContext

Relevant documentation (links)

• Data Context