def init(directory):
"""Initializes the MonetDBLite database in the specified directory."""
global MONETDBLITE_CURRENT_DATABASE
global MONETDBLITE_IS_INITIALIZED
if is_initialized():
raise exceptions.DatabaseError('Directory {} has already been initialized'.format(directory))
if directory == ':memory:':
directory = None
else:
directory = utf8_encode(directory)
retval = dll.python_monetdb_init(directory, 0)
if retval is not None:
raise __throw_exception(str(retval) + ' in ' + str(directory))
MONETDBLITE_IS_INITIALIZED = True
MONETDBLITE_CURRENT_DATABASE = directory
def __throw_exception(str):
raise exceptions.DatabaseError(str.replace('MALException:', ''))