:doc:`ServiceResource <index>` / Collection / tables

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.. py:attribute:: DynamoDB.ServiceResource.tables

  A collection of Table resources.A Table Collection will include all resources by default, and extreme caution should be taken when performing actions on all resources.

  .. py:method:: all()

    Creates an iterable of all Table resources in the collection.

    See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/dynamodb-2012-08-10/ListTables>`_    


    **Request Syntax**
    ::

      table_iterator = dynamodb.tables.all()
      
      
    
    :rtype: list(:py:class:`dynamodb.Table`)
    :returns: A list of Table resources
    

  .. py:method:: filter(**kwargs)

    Creates an iterable of all Table resources in the collection filtered by kwargs passed to method. A Table collection will include all resources by default if no filters are provided, and extreme caution should be taken when performing actions on all resources.

    See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/dynamodb-2012-08-10/ListTables>`_    


    **Request Syntax**
    ::

      table_iterator = dynamodb.tables.filter(
          ExclusiveStartTableName='string',
          Limit=123
      )
      
    :type ExclusiveStartTableName: string
    :param ExclusiveStartTableName: 

      The first table name that this operation will evaluate. Use the value that was returned for ``LastEvaluatedTableName`` in a previous operation, so that you can obtain the next page of results.

      

    
    :type Limit: integer
    :param Limit: 

      A maximum number of table names to return. If this parameter is not specified, the limit is 100.

      

    
    
    :rtype: list(:py:class:`dynamodb.Table`)
    :returns: A list of Table resources
    

  .. py:method:: limit(**kwargs)

    Creates an iterable up to a specified amount of Table resources in the collection.

    See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/dynamodb-2012-08-10/ListTables>`_    


    **Request Syntax**
    ::

      table_iterator = dynamodb.tables.limit(
          count=123
      )
      
    :type count: integer
    :param count: The limit to the number of resources in the iterable.

    
    
    :rtype: list(:py:class:`dynamodb.Table`)
    :returns: A list of Table resources
    

  .. py:method:: page_size(**kwargs)

    Creates an iterable of all Table resources in the collection, but limits the number of items returned by each service call by the specified amount.

    See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/dynamodb-2012-08-10/ListTables>`_    


    **Request Syntax**
    ::

      table_iterator = dynamodb.tables.page_size(
          count=123
      )
      
    :type count: integer
    :param count: The number of items returned by each service call

    
    
    :rtype: list(:py:class:`dynamodb.Table`)
    :returns: A list of Table resources
    