Writing Data to Amazon DynamoDB

In this section, we’ll walk through the process of creating a DynamoDB table and implementing a Python-based Lambda function to write data to the table.

Table of Contents

  1. Creating a DynamoDB Table
  2. Writing Data Using AWS Lambda

What You’ll Learn

  • How to set up and configure a DynamoDB table with appropriate capacity settings
  • How to develop a Python Lambda function that writes data to DynamoDB
  • Best practices for handling data insertion in serverless architectures
  • Understanding DynamoDB write capacity units and throughput management

Prerequisites

  • An AWS account with appropriate permissions
  • Basic understanding of Python programming
  • Familiarity with AWS Lambda concepts
  • Basic knowledge of NoSQL databases

Let’s begin by creating your DynamoDB table in the next section.