def rename(self, new_name, database=None):
        """
        Rename table inside MapD. References to the old table are no longer
        valid.

        Parameters
        ----------
        new_name : string
        database : string

        Returns
        -------
        renamed : MapDTable
        """
        m = ddl.fully_qualified_re.match(new_name)
        if not m and database is None:
            database = self._database

        statement = ddl.RenameTable(
            self._qualified_name, new_name, new_database=database
        )

        self._client._execute(statement)

        op = self.op().change_name(statement.new_qualified_name)
        return type(self)(op)
def rename ( self , new_name , database = None ) : m = ddl . fully_qualified_re . match ( new_name ) if not m and database is None : database = self . _database statement = ddl . RenameTable ( self . _qualified_name , new_name , new_database = database ) self . _client . _execute ( statement ) op = self . op ( ) . change_name ( statement . new_qualified_name ) return type ( self ) ( op )
Rename table inside MapD. References to the old table are no longer
        valid.

        Parameters
        ----------
        new_name : string
        database : string

        Returns
        -------
        renamed : MapDTable