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Class Mutation (2.38.0)
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Abstract base class for mutations.
This class defines the interface for different types of mutations that can be
applied to Bigtable rows.
Methods
__str__
Return a string representation of the mutation.
Returns
Type
Description
str
A string representation of the mutation.
is_idempotent
Check if the mutation is idempotent
Idempotent mutations can be safely retried on failure.
Returns
Type
Description
bool
True if the mutation is idempotent, False otherwise.
size
Get the size of the mutation in bytes
Returns
Type
Description
int
The size of the mutation in bytes.
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