"Rename" an AWS Glue table by creating a new table

rename_table.py

import boto3

database_name = "databse"
table_name = "prefix-dir_name"
new_table_name = "more_awesome_name"

client = boto3.client("glue")
response = client.get_table(DatabaseName=database_name, Name=table_name)
table_input = response["Table"]
table_input["Name"] = new_table_name
# Delete keys that cause create_table to fail
table_input.pop("CreatedBy")
table_input.pop("CreateTime")
table_input.pop("UpdateTime")
create_response = client.create_table(DatabaseName=database_name, TableInput=table_input)

Also, I had to pop the database name to avoid an error:
table_input.pop("DatabaseName")

+1 more field to pop in order to avoid an error:
table_input.pop("IsRegisteredWithLakeFormation")

What if the Glue table is partitioned? Table replica might not behave as expected if the partition information is not copied over.

What if the Glue table is partitioned? Table replica might not behave as expected if the partition information is not copied over.

If the table is partitioned you need to load partitions afterwards.

You can do it using boto3.

Here is an example: https://gist.github.com/ramondeklein/fb016893c500685c976dd1e89a0b5873

That gist listed above by @fjavieralba works really well!!!