Really easy way to get a mongodb running, with demonstration of a few PyMongo read/write methods.

gistfile1.txt

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    "# Mongo in a sandbox\n",
    "- Very easy to get database running"
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      "Requirement already satisfied: pymongo in /home/gbischof/miniconda3/envs/mongo/lib/python3.6/site-packages (3.7.2)\n",
      "Requirement already satisfied: mongobox in /home/gbischof/miniconda3/envs/mongo/lib/python3.6/site-packages (0.1.8)\n"
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   "source": [
    "# Official python mongo library\n",
    "!pip install pymongo\n",
    "!pip install mongobox"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 4,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "from mongobox import MongoBox\n",
    "\n",
    "box = MongoBox()\n",
    "box.start()\n",
    "\n",
    "from pymongo import MongoClient\n",
    "client = box.client()\n",
    "\n",
    "# Other contructor calls\n",
    "#client = MongoClient('localhost', 27017)\n",
    "#client = MongoClient('mongodb://localhost:27017')"
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    "#To specify which database you actually want to use, you can access it as an attribute.\n",
    "#By specifying this database name and saving data to it, you create the database automatically.\n",
    "\n",
    "db = client.pymongo_test\n",
    "# db = client['pymongo_test']"
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     "text": [
      "One post: 5be604a1ed513d10e135a52b\n"
     ]
    }
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   "source": [
    "# Inserting 1 document\n",
    "\n",
    "posts = db.posts\n",
    "\n",
    "post_data = {\n",
    "    'title': 'Python and MongoDB',\n",
    "    'content': 'PyMongo is fun, you guys',\n",
    "    'author': 'Scott'\n",
    "}\n",
    "\n",
    "result = posts.insert_one(post_data)\n",
    "\n",
    "print('One post: {0}'.format(result.inserted_id))"
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      "Multiple posts: [ObjectId('5be604a7ed513d10e135a52c'), ObjectId('5be604a7ed513d10e135a52d'), ObjectId('5be604a7ed513d10e135a52e')]\n"
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    "# Inserting multiple documents\n",
    "post_1 = {\n",
    "    'title': 'Python and MongoDB',\n",
    "    'content': 'PyMongo is fun, you guys',\n",
    "    'author': 'Scott'\n",
    "}\n",
    "post_2 = {\n",
    "    'title': 'Virtual Environments',\n",
    "    'content': 'Use virtual environments, you guys',\n",
    "    'author': 'Scott'\n",
    "}\n",
    "post_3 = {\n",
    "    'title': 'Learning Python',\n",
    "    'content': 'Learn Python, it is easy',\n",
    "    'author': 'Bill'\n",
    "}\n",
    "new_result = posts.insert_many([post_1, post_2, post_3])\n",
    "print('Multiple posts: {0}'.format(new_result.inserted_ids))"
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   "execution_count": 8,
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      "{'_id': ObjectId('5be604a7ed513d10e135a52c'), 'title': 'Python and MongoDB', 'content': 'PyMongo is fun, you guys', 'author': 'Scott'}\n"
     ]
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "# Finding one document\n",
    "\n",
    "bills_post = posts.find_one({'author': 'Scott'})\n",
    "print(bills_post)"
   ]
  },
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 9,
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      "{'_id': ObjectId('5be604a7ed513d10e135a52c'), 'title': 'Python and MongoDB', 'content': 'PyMongo is fun, you guys', 'author': 'Scott'}\n",
      "{'_id': ObjectId('5be604a7ed513d10e135a52d'), 'title': 'Virtual Environments', 'content': 'Use virtual environments, you guys', 'author': 'Scott'}\n"
     ]
    }
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   "source": [
    "# Find many documents\n",
    "\n",
    "scotts_posts = posts.find({'author': 'Scott'})\n",
    "for post in scotts_posts:\n",
    "    print(post)\n",
    "\n",
    "#print(list(scotts_posts))\n"
   ]
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