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In boto3 we have following two types of api exposed



import boto3

low_level_client = boto3.client('dynamodb')
high_level_client = boto3.resource('dynamodb')


In docs
both the apis say the same thing about batch_get_item api



The BatchGetItem operation returns the attributes of one or more items from one or more tables. You identify requested items by primary key.



I looked into the code but couldn't find much.Are both the API's same?If not then what extra features the high level api offers(like pagination, batching etc).



My use case is to filter on a list of primary keys and get all the rows in a single request to avoid scan based apis.



Which of the above two would best suit my use case?










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    In boto3 we have following two types of api exposed



    import boto3

    low_level_client = boto3.client('dynamodb')
    high_level_client = boto3.resource('dynamodb')


    In docs
    both the apis say the same thing about batch_get_item api



    The BatchGetItem operation returns the attributes of one or more items from one or more tables. You identify requested items by primary key.



    I looked into the code but couldn't find much.Are both the API's same?If not then what extra features the high level api offers(like pagination, batching etc).



    My use case is to filter on a list of primary keys and get all the rows in a single request to avoid scan based apis.



    Which of the above two would best suit my use case?










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      In boto3 we have following two types of api exposed



      import boto3

      low_level_client = boto3.client('dynamodb')
      high_level_client = boto3.resource('dynamodb')


      In docs
      both the apis say the same thing about batch_get_item api



      The BatchGetItem operation returns the attributes of one or more items from one or more tables. You identify requested items by primary key.



      I looked into the code but couldn't find much.Are both the API's same?If not then what extra features the high level api offers(like pagination, batching etc).



      My use case is to filter on a list of primary keys and get all the rows in a single request to avoid scan based apis.



      Which of the above two would best suit my use case?










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      In boto3 we have following two types of api exposed



      import boto3

      low_level_client = boto3.client('dynamodb')
      high_level_client = boto3.resource('dynamodb')


      In docs
      both the apis say the same thing about batch_get_item api



      The BatchGetItem operation returns the attributes of one or more items from one or more tables. You identify requested items by primary key.



      I looked into the code but couldn't find much.Are both the API's same?If not then what extra features the high level api offers(like pagination, batching etc).



      My use case is to filter on a list of primary keys and get all the rows in a single request to avoid scan based apis.



      Which of the above two would best suit my use case?







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