google-big-queryHow can I use Google BigQuery to wait for a query to complete?

Using Google BigQuery to wait for a query to complete is a simple process.

First, create a job configuration object and set the configuration query property to the query you want to execute:

job_config = bigquery.QueryJobConfig()
job_config.query = query_string

Next, create a query job and submit it to BigQuery:

query_job = bigquery.Client().query(job_config)

Finally, wait for the query job to complete and retrieve the results:

query_job.result()

The query_job.result() method will block until the query job is finished and will return a list of results. You can also use the query_job.done() method to check if the query job is finished.

The following code snippet shows an example of how to wait for a query job to complete and retrieve the results:

from google.cloud import bigquery

# Create a job configuration object and set the configuration query property to the query you want to execute
job_config = bigquery.QueryJobConfig()
job_config.query = query_string

# Create a query job and submit it to BigQuery
query_job = bigquery.Client().query(job_config)

# Wait for the query job to complete and retrieve the results
results = query_job.result()

# Print the results
for row in results:
    print(row)

The output will be the results of the query you specified.

Code explanation

1. job_config = bigquery.QueryJobConfig() - Create a job configuration object to specify the query to execute.
2. job_config.query = query_string - Set the configuration query property to the query you want to execute.
3. query_job = bigquery.Client().query(job_config) - Create a query job and submit it to BigQuery.
4. query_job.result() - Wait for the query job to complete and retrieve the results.
5. for row in results: - Loop through the results and print each row.

Helpful links

• Google BigQuery Documentation
• BigQuery Query Job Configuration

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