Mongo DB Assignment

University of Cape Town CS Honours Assignment

Quick start

Run a Mongo DB instance in a docker container

If you have never used docker before, just go install it here: https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/install/

Once docker is installed, run the following comands in your shell to get a container with Mongo DB up and running:

$ docker pull mongo

$ docker run -d -p 27017:27017/tcp --name my-mongo mongo:latest

Run the python script to import the data into the db

You will need to install the pymongo package

$ pip install pymongo

The python script creates a new database and loads the books data into it.

Use the Mongo Comanad Line Interface (CLI) to explore the DB

To use the Mongo CLI simply run the following comand to get a bash shell inside the running container.

$ docker exec -it my-mongo bash

Then run the following comand to start the mongo CLI

$ mongo

Use the tutorial on vula

The tutorial on vula shows you all the mongo comands.

Exit the CLI

simply type:

$ exit

$ exit

Sources

The Books Dataset was obtained here: https://github.com/ozlerhakan/mongodb-json-files

Information on the mongo docker image can be found here: https://hub.docker.com/_/mongo

Use the W3 Schools tutorial to extened the python script: https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_mongodb_getstarted.asp