teradataml 17.20.0.7__py3-none-any.whl → 20.0.0.0__py3-none-any.whl

teradataml/common/utils.py

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-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-"""
-Unpublished work.
-Copyright (c) 2018 by Teradata Corporation. All rights reserved.
-TERADATA CORPORATION CONFIDENTIAL AND TRADE SECRET
-
-Primary Owner: mounika.kotha@teradata.com
-Secondary Owner:
-
-This is a common class to include common functionality required
-by other classes which can be reused according to the need.
-
-Add all the common functions in this class like creating temporary table names, getting
-the datatypes etc.
-"""
-import uuid
-from math import floor
-import os, itertools
-import time
-import re, requests
-import sqlalchemy
-from pathlib import Path
-from numpy import number
-from sqlalchemy import Column, MetaData, Table
-from teradataml import _version
-from teradataml.context import context as tdmlctx
-from teradataml.common.exceptions import TeradataMlException
-from teradataml.common.messages import Messages
-from teradataml.common.messagecodes import MessageCodes
-from teradataml.common.sqlbundle import SQLBundle
-from teradataml.common import td_coltype_code_to_tdtype
-from teradataml.common.constants import PythonTypes
-from teradataml.common.constants import TeradataTypes
-from teradataml.common.garbagecollector import GarbageCollector
-from teradataml.common.constants import TeradataConstants, PTITableConstants, \
-    TableOperatorConstants, HTTPRequest
-from teradataml.common.warnings import VantageRuntimeWarning
-from teradataml.options.configure import configure
-from teradataml.options.display import display
-from teradataml.common.constants import TeradataReservedKeywords
-
-from teradatasqlalchemy.types import _TDType
-from teradatasqlalchemy.types import (INTEGER, SMALLINT, BIGINT, BYTEINT,
-                                      DECIMAL, FLOAT, NUMBER)
-from teradatasqlalchemy.types import (DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP)
-from teradatasqlalchemy.types import (BYTE, VARBYTE, BLOB)
-from teradatasqlalchemy.types import (CHAR, VARCHAR, CLOB)
-from functools import wraps, reduce
-import warnings
-from teradataml.utils.utils import execute_sql
-from teradataml.utils.validators import _Validators
-from sqlalchemy.exc import OperationalError as sqlachemyOperationalError
-
-def package_deprecation(version, replacement=None, type="class"):
-    """
-    Define a deprecation decorator.
-
-    PARAMETERS:
-        replacement:
-            Optional Argument.
-            `replacement` should refer to the new API to be used instead.
-
-        type:
-            Optional Argument.
-             Specifies the type of entity being deprecated.
-             For example,
-                class or function
-
-    EXAMPLES:
-        @package_deprecation('16.20.x.y')
-        def old_func(): ...
-        @package_deprecation('16.20.x.y', 'teradataml.analytics.mle')
-        def old_func(): ..."""
-
-    def decorator(func):
-        def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
-            msg = "\nThe \"{}\" {} has moved to a new package in version {}."
-            if replacement:
-                msg += "\nImport from the teradataml package, or directly from the {} module." + \
-                       "\nSee the teradataml {} User Guide for more information."
-            warnings.warn(msg.format('.'.join([func.__module__, func.__name__]), type, version,
-                                     replacement + '.' + func.__name__, version),
-                          category=DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
-            return func(*args, **kwargs)
-
-        return wraps(func)(wrapper)
-
-    return decorator
-
-def argument_deprecation(tdml_version, deprecated_arguments, behaviour=False, alternatives=None):
-    """
-    Decorator for deprecating of argument(s) for a function or class constructor.
-
-    PARAMETERS:
-        tdml_version:
-            Required Argument.
-            Specifies the teradataml version when the argument will be deprecated.
-            Types: str
-
-        deprecated_arguments:
-            Required Argument.
-            Specifies the name(s) of the argument(s) to be deprecated.
-            Types: str OR list of Strings (str)
-        
-        behaviour:
-            Optional Argument.
-            Specifies whether behaviour of the argument is deprecated.
-            Types: bool
-
-        alternatives:
-            Optional Argument.
-            Specifies the name(s) of the argument(s) that are alternative
-            to the deprecate arguments.
-            Types: str OR list of Strings (str)
-        
-
-    EXAMPLES:
-        # Example 1: Deprecate behavior of arguments "arg1" and "arg2".
-        @argument_deprecation("17.20.00.02", ["arg1", "arg2"], True)
-        def old_func(self): ...
-
-        # Example 2: Deprecate argument completely.
-        @argument_deprecation("17.20.00.02", "old_arg")
-        def old_func(self): ...
-
-        # Example 3: Deprecate arguments completely with alternative.
-        @argument_deprecation("17.20.00.02", ["arg1", "arg2"], False, ["new_arg"])
-        def old_func(self): ...
-
-        # Example 4: Deprecate behavior of arguments "old_arg1" and "old_arg2" and provide alternatives.
-        @argument_deprecation("17.20.00.02", ["arg1", "arg2"], True, ["alt_arg1", "alt_arg2"])
-        def old_func(self): ...
-
-    """
-    def decorator(func):
-        def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
-            msg = "\nThe argument(s) \"{}\" will be deprecated in {}."
-            if behaviour:
-                msg = "\nBehaviour of the argument(s) \"{}\" will change in {}."
-            msg = msg.format(deprecated_arguments, tdml_version)
-            if alternatives is not None:
-                msg += "\nUse argument(s) \"{}\" instead.".format(alternatives)
-            warnings.warn(msg, category=DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
-            return func(*args, **kwargs)
-
-        return wraps(func)(wrapper)
-    return decorator
-
-def function_deprecation(tdml_version, behaviour=False, alternatives=None):
-    """
-    Decorator for deprecating a function.
-
-    PARAMETERS:
-        tdml_version:
-            Required Argument.
-            Specifies the teradataml version when the function will be deprecated.
-            Types: str
-
-        behaviour:
-            Optional Argument.
-            Specifies whether behaviour of the function is deprecated.
-            Default value: False
-            Types: bool
-            
-
-        alternatives:
-            Optional Argument.
-            Specifies the name of the function that is alternative
-            to the deprecate function.
-            Default value: None
-            Types: str
-        
-
-    EXAMPLES:
-        # Example 1: Deprecate behavior of function "old_func".
-        @function_deprecation("17.20.00.03", True)
-        def old_func(self): ...
-
-        # Example 2: Deprecate function "old_func" completely.
-        @function_deprecation("17.20.00.03")
-        def old_func(self): ...
-
-        # Example 3: Deprecate function "old_func" completely with alternative function "new_func".
-        @function_deprecation("17.20.00.03", False, "new_func")
-        def old_func(self): ...
-
-        # Example 4: Deprecate behavior of function "old_func".
-        @function_deprecation("17.20.00.03", True)
-        def old_func(self): ...
-    """
-    def decorator(func):
-        def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
-            msg = "\nThe function \"{}\" will be deprecated in {}."
-            if behaviour:
-                msg = "\nBehaviour of the function \"{}\" will change in {}."
-            msg = msg.format(func.__name__, tdml_version)
-            if alternatives is not None:
-                msg += "\nInstead, Use following function \"{}\".".format(alternatives)
-            warnings.warn(msg, category=DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
-            return func(*args, **kwargs)
-        return wraps(func)(wrapper)
-    return decorator
-
-
-class UtilFuncs():
-    def _get_numeric_datatypes(self):
-        """
-        Returns the numeric data types used in Teradata Vantage
-        **From : https://www.info.teradata.com/HTMLPubs/DB_TTU_16_00/
-        index.html#page/General_Reference/B035-1091-160K/psa1472241434371.html
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            None
-
-        RAISES:
-            None
-
-        RETURNS:
-            List of numeric data types used in Teradata Vantage
-        """
-        return [BYTEINT, SMALLINT, INTEGER, BIGINT, DECIMAL, FLOAT, NUMBER]
-
-    def _get_timedate_datatypes(self):
-        """
-        Returns a list of TimeDate data types.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            None
-
-        RAISES:
-            None
-
-        RETURNS:
-            List of TimeDate data types used in Teradata Vantage
-        """
-        return [TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME]
-
-    def _get_character_datatypes(self):
-        """
-        Returns a list of Character data types.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            None
-
-        RAISES:
-            None
-
-        RETURNS:
-            List of Character data types used in Teradata Vantage
-        """
-        return [CHAR, VARCHAR, CLOB]
-
-    def _get_byte_datatypes(self):
-        """
-        Returns a list of byte like data types.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            None
-
-        RAISES:
-            None
-
-        RETURNS:
-            List of Byte data types used in Teradata Vantage
-        """
-        return [BYTE, VARBYTE, BLOB]
-
-    def _get_categorical_datatypes(self):
-        """
-        Returns a list of containing Character and TimeDate data types.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            None
-
-        RAISES:
-            None
-
-        RETURNS:
-            List of Character and TimeDate data types used in Teradata Vantage
-        """
-        return list.__add__(self._get_character_datatypes(), self._get_timedate_datatypes())
-
-    def _get_all_datatypes(self):
-        """
-        Returns a list of Character, Numeric and TimeDate data types.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            None
-
-        RAISES:
-            None
-
-        RETURNS:
-            List of Character, Numeric and TimeDate data types used in Teradata Vantage
-        """
-        return list.__add__(self._get_categorical_datatypes(), self._get_numeric_datatypes())
-
-    def _get_db_name_from_dataframe(self, df):
-        """
-        DESCRIPTION:
-            Function to get database name from teradataml DataFrame.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            df:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies the input teradataml DataFrame.
-                Types: teradataml DataFrame
-
-        RETURNS:
-            Database name.
-
-        RAISES:
-            None.
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            UtilFuncs()._get_db_name_from_dataframe(df)
-        """
-        if df._table_name is None:
-            from teradataml.dataframe.dataframe_utils import DataFrameUtils
-            df._table_name = DataFrameUtils()._execute_node_return_db_object_name(df._nodeid,
-                                                                                  df._metaexpr)
-
-        db_name = self._extract_db_name(df._table_name)
-        if db_name is None or db_name == "":
-            # Extract db_name from SQLAlchemy Engine URL.
-            if 'DATABASE' in tdmlctx.get_context().url.query:
-                db_name = tdmlctx.get_context().url.query['DATABASE']
-            else:
-                db_name = tdmlctx._get_current_databasename()
-        else:
-            db_name = db_name.replace("\"", "")
-
-        return db_name
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_valid_aggregate_operations():
-        """
-        Returns the list of valid aggregate operations on Teradata Vantage
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            None
-
-        RAISES:
-            None
-
-        RETURNS:
-            List of valid aggregate operations possible on Teradata Vantage
-        """
-        return ['count', 'kurtosis', 'max', 'mean', 'median', 'min', 'percentile', 'skew', 'std',
-                'sum', 'unique', 'var']
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_valid_time_series_aggregate_operations():
-        """
-        Returns the list of valid aggregate operations on Teradata Vantage
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            None
-
-        RAISES:
-            None
-
-        RETURNS:
-            List of valid aggregate operations possible on Teradata Vantage
-        """
-        return ['bottom', 'bottom with ties', 'delta_t', 'first', 'last', 'mad', 'mode', 'top',
-                'top with ties']
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _generate_temp_table_name(databasename=None, user=None, prefix=None,
-                                  use_default_database=False, gc_on_quit=True, quote=True,
-                                  table_type=TeradataConstants.TERADATA_VIEW):
-        """
-        DESCRIPTION:
-            Function to return the random string for temporary table names.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            databasename:
-                Optional Argument.
-                Specifies the database name to use while generating the script.
-                Types: str
-
-            user:
-                Optional Argument.
-                Specifies the current username or database name on which user logged on to Teradata Vantage.
-                Types: str
-
-            prefix:
-                Optional Argument.
-                Specifies the prefix of the module from which table/view name is requested.
-                Types: str
-
-            use_default_database:
-                Optional Argument.
-                Specifies whether to create a table or view in the default database when
-                "databasename" is not provided.
-                Default value: False
-                Types: str
-
-            gc_on_quit:
-                Optional Argument.
-                Specifies whether to garbage collect the table/view with the generated name
-                at the end of the session.
-                When 'True', the objects created with the generated name will be garbage
-                collected at the end of the session.
-                Default value: True
-                Types: bool
-
-            quote:
-                Optional Argument.
-                Specifies whether to quote the database name and table/view name.
-                When 'True', quotes are added around the database name and the table/view name.
-                Default value: True
-                Types: bool
-
-            table_type:
-                Optional Argument.
-                Specifies the type of objects - table or view.
-                Default value: TeradataConstants.TERADATA_VIEW
-                Types: TeradataConstant
-
-        RETURNS:
-            Temporary table name.
-
-        RAISES:
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            new_table_name = UtilFuncs._generate_temp_table_name(user='tdqg', prefix="from_pandas")
-            new_table_name = UtilFuncs._generate_temp_table_name(user='tdqg', prefix="from_pandas",
-                                                                 table_type = TeradataConstants.TERADATA_VIEW)
-            new_table_name = UtilFuncs._generate_temp_table_name(user='tdqg', prefix="from_pandas",
-                                                                 table_type = TeradataConstants.TERADATA_TABLE)
-
-        Output:
-            tdml_temp_table__1517501990393350 (or)
-            tdqg.tdml_temp_table__1517501990393350 (or)
-            tdml_temp_table__from_pandas_1517501990393350 (or)
-            tdqg.tdml_temp_table__from_pandas_1517501990393350
-        """
-        # Number of seconds since  Jan 1, 1970 00:00:00
-        timestamp = time.time()
-        tabname = "ml_"
-        random_string = "{}{}".format(floor(timestamp / 1000000),
-                                      floor(timestamp % 1000000 * 1000000 +
-                                            int(str(uuid.uuid4().fields[-1])[:10])))
-        if prefix is not None:
-            tabname = "{}_{}".format(tabname, prefix)
-
-        tabname = "{}_{}".format(tabname, random_string)
-
-        if use_default_database and databasename is None:
-            tabname = "\"{}\".\"{}\"".format(tdmlctx._get_context_temp_databasename(
-                table_type=table_type), tabname)
-
-        if user is not None:
-            tabname = "\"{}\".\"{}\"".format(user, tabname)
-
-        if databasename is not None:
-            tabname = "\"{}\".\"{}\"".format(databasename, tabname)
-
-        # Enable garbage collection for the temporary view & table created while transformations.
-        if gc_on_quit:
-            GarbageCollector._add_to_garbagecollector(tabname, table_type)
-
-        return tabname
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _generate_temp_script_name(database_name=None, prefix=None, use_default_database=True,
-                                   gc_on_quit=True, quote=True,
-                                   script_type=TeradataConstants.TERADATA_SCRIPT):
-        """
-        DESCRIPTION:
-            Function to return the random string for temporary script names.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            database_name:
-                Optional Argument:
-                Specifies the database name on which user logged on to Teradata Vantage.
-                Types: str
-
-            prefix:
-                Optional Argument.
-                Specifies the prefix of the module or function from which script name is requested.
-                Types: str
-
-            use_default_database:
-                Optional Argument.
-                Specifies whether the script will be installed in the default/connected database.
-                When 'True', the current/default database name will be used for generating the name.
-                Default value: True
-                Types: bool
-
-            gc_on_quit:
-                Optional Argument.
-                Specifies whether to garbage collect the object with the generated name
-                at the end of the session.
-                When 'True', the objects created with the generated name will be garbage
-                collected at the end of the session.
-                Default value: True
-                Types: bool
-
-            quote:
-                Optional Argument.
-                Specifies whether to quote the database name and script name.
-                When 'True', quotes are added around the database name and the script name.
-                Default value: True
-                Types: bool
-
-            script_type:
-                Optional Argument.
-                Specifies the type of script.
-                Default value: TeradataConstants.TERADATA_SCRIPT
-                Types: TeradataConstant
-
-        RETURNS:
-            Temporary script name.
-
-        RAISES:
-            None.
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            new_script_name = UtilFuncs._generate_temp_script_name(use_default_database=True,
-                                                                  script_type = TeradataConstants.TERADATA_SCRIPT)
-        """
-        # NOTE:
-        # 1. There can be other types of scripts going forward which may require their own type (like for Apply).
-        #    Hence, we have a 'script_type' argument which currently has only one possible value.
-        # 2. Currently map_row and map_partition use only default database, but going forward this can be changed
-        #    to use other databases for installation of script, using 'database_name'.
-
-        timestamp = time.time()
-        script_name = "ml_"
-
-        random_string = "{}{}".format(floor(timestamp / 1000000),
-                                      floor(timestamp % 1000000 * 1000000 +
-                                            int(str(uuid.uuid4().fields[-1])[:10])))
-
-        if prefix is not None:
-            script_name = "{}_{}".format(script_name, prefix)
-
-        script_name = "{}_{}".format(script_name, random_string)
-
-        dbname_to_use = tdmlctx._get_current_databasename()
-        if not use_default_database and database_name is not None:
-            dbname_to_use = database_name
-
-        script_name = "\"{}\".\"{}\"".format(dbname_to_use, script_name)
-
-        # Enable garbage collection for the temporary script created.
-        if gc_on_quit:
-            GarbageCollector._add_to_garbagecollector(script_name, script_type)
-
-        return script_name
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _serialize_and_encode(obj):
-        """
-        DESCRIPTION:
-            Internal utility to serialize any Python object (including functions)
-            using dill and encode using base64.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            obj:
-                Specifies the Python object to serialize and encode.
-                Types: object
-
-        RAISES:
-            None.
-
-        RETURNS:
-            An encoded byte string representing the serialized object 'obj'.
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            >>> # Serializing and encoding a literal value
-            >>> literal = UtilFuncs._serialize_and_encode('literal value')
-            >>> # Serializing and encoding a function
-            >>> def udf(a, b): return a + b
-            >>> func = UtilFuncs._serialize_and_encode(udf)
-        """
-        from dill import dumps as dill_dumps
-        from base64 import b64encode as base64_b64encode
-
-        return base64_b64encode(dill_dumps(obj, recurse=True))
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _quote_table_names(table_name):
-        """
-        Quotes table names or view names.
-        If the table name is in the format schema.table_name, it will quote the
-        schema name and table name.
-
-        Example:
-            mytab -> "my.tab"
-            schema.mytable -> "schema"."my.tab"
-            myview -> "myview"
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            table_name - The name of table or view. The name can include the schema (e.g. schema.table_name)
-
-        RETURNS:
-            returns the quoted table name.
-
-        RAISES:
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            table_name = UtilFuncs._quote_table_names(table_name)
-
-        """
-        table_name_list = re.findall('".+?"', table_name)
-        if table_name_list:
-            for i in range(0, len(table_name_list)):
-                if not (table_name_list[i].startswith("\"") and table_name_list[i].endswith("\"")):
-                    table_name_list[i] = UtilFuncs._teradata_quote_arg(table_name_list[i], "\"", False)
-
-            return ".".join(table_name_list)
-        else:
-            return "\"{}\"".format(table_name)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _execute_ddl_statement(ddl_statement):
-        """
-        Executes a DDL statment and commits transaction
-        This is an internal function.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            ddl_statement - Teradata DDL statement.
-
-        RETURNS:
-
-        RAISES:
-            Database error if an error occurred while executing the DDL statement.
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            UtilFuncs._execute_ddl_statement('create table mytab (col1 int, col2 varchar(20))')
-
-        """
-        # Let's execute our DDL statement with escape function '{fn teradata_fake_result_sets}'
-        # offered by teradatasql driver. This function will allow us catch any warnings thrown
-        # from the Vantage. Hence, executing the DDL statement with this escape function.
-        ddl_statement = "{fn teradata_fake_result_sets} " + ddl_statement
-
-        if tdmlctx.td_connection is not None:
-            cursor = None
-            try:
-                conn = tdmlctx.td_connection.connection
-                cursor = conn.cursor()
-                cursor.execute(ddl_statement)
-
-                # Warnings are displayed when the "suppress_vantage_runtime_warnings" attribute is set to 'False'.
-                if not display.suppress_vantage_runtime_warnings:
-                    # Fetch the result set just to check whether we have received any warnings or not.
-                    warnRes = cursor.fetchone()
-                    # Check for "display.suppress_vantage_runtime_warnings" set to 'True'.
-                    # Check for warning code and warning message
-                    # warnRes[5] contains the Warning Code
-                    # warnRes[6] contains the actual Warning Message
-                    if warnRes[5] != 0 and warnRes[6] != "":
-                        # Raise warning raised from Vantage as is.
-                        warnings.simplefilter("always")
-                        msg_ = Messages.get_message(MessageCodes.VANTAGE_WARNING)
-                        warnings.warn(msg_.format(warnRes[5], warnRes[6]), VantageRuntimeWarning)
-
-                conn.commit()
-            except:
-                # logger.debug("Got exception while executing ({0})".format(teradataSQL))
-                raise
-            finally:
-                if cursor:
-                    cursor.close()
-        else:
-            raise TeradataMlException(Messages.get_message(MessageCodes.CONNECTION_FAILURE),
-                                      MessageCodes.CONNECTION_FAILURE)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _execute_query(query, fetchWarnings=False, expect_none_result=False):
-        """
-        Retrieves result set data from query.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            query:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies the SQL query to execute.
-                Types: str
-
-            fetchWarnings:
-                Optional Argument.
-                Specifies a flag that decides whether to raise warnings thrown from Vanatge or not.
-                Default Values: False
-                Types: bool
-
-            expect_none_result:
-               Optional Argument.
-               When set to True, warnings will not be fetched and only result set is fetched.
-               Returns None if no result set is received from the backend.
-               When fetchWarnings is set to True this option is ignored.
-               Default Values: False
-               Types: bool
-
-        RETURNS:
-            Returns only result set from query if 'fetchWarnings' is False. If set to True, then
-            return result set and columns for the result set.
-
-        RAISES:
-            Database error if an error occurred while executing query.
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            result = UtilFuncs._execute_query('select col1, col2 from mytab')
-            result = UtilFuncs._execute_query('help column mytab.*')
-
-            result = UtilFuncs._execute_query('help column mytab.*')
-
-            # Execute the stored procedure using fetchWarnings.
-            UtilFuncs._execute_query("call SYSUIF.INSTALL_FILE('myfile',
-                                                             'filename.py',
-                                                             'cb!/Documents/filename.py')",
-                                                              True, False)
-
-            # Execute the stored procedure without fetchWarnings but still needs resultsets.
-            UtilFuncs._execute_query("call SYSUIF.list_base_environments()", False, True)
-
-        """
-
-        if fetchWarnings:
-            # Let's execute our DDL statement with escape function '{fn teradata_fake_result_sets}'
-            # offered by teradatasql driver. This function will allow us catch any warnings thrown
-            # from the Vantage. Hence, executing the DDL statement with this escape function.
-            query = "{fn teradata_fake_result_sets} " + query
-
-        if tdmlctx.td_connection is not None:
-            cursor = None
-            try:
-                conn = tdmlctx.td_connection.connection
-                cursor = conn.cursor()
-                cursor.execute(query)
-
-                if fetchWarnings:
-                    # Fetch the result set just to check whether we have received any warnings or not.
-                    warnRes = cursor.fetchone()
-                    # Check for warning code and warning message
-                    # warnRes[5] contains the Warning Code
-                    # warnRes[6] contains the actual Warning Message
-                    if (warnRes[5] != 0 and warnRes[6] != "") and not display.suppress_vantage_runtime_warnings:
-                        # Raise warning raised from Vantage as is.
-                        warnings.simplefilter("always")
-                        msg_ = Messages.get_message(MessageCodes.VANTAGE_WARNING)
-                        warnings.warn(msg_.format(warnRes[5], warnRes[6]), VantageRuntimeWarning)
-
-                    cursor.nextset()
-
-                    return cursor.fetchall(), [col_desc[0] for col_desc in cursor.description]
-
-                # This check may be removed if DBS side stored procedure are fixed to return empty
-                # result sets with columns in cursor.description
-                elif expect_none_result:
-                    cursor.nextset()
-                    # Some stored procedure returns None if result set has no rows.
-                    # cannot use fetchall call in such cases. If SPs are fixed to support result sets with zero
-                    # rows then below call may be removed in the future.
-                    if cursor.rowcount <= 0:
-                        return None, None
-                    return cursor.fetchall(), [col_desc[0] for col_desc in cursor.description]
-
-                else:
-                    return cursor.fetchall()
-            except:
-                raise
-            finally:
-                if cursor:
-                    cursor.close()
-        else:
-            raise TeradataMlException(Messages.get_message(MessageCodes.CONNECTION_FAILURE),
-                                      MessageCodes.CONNECTION_FAILURE)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _create_view(view_name, query):
-        """
-        Create a view from the given query.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            view_name - View name
-            query - SQL query
-
-        RAISES
-
-        RETURNS:
-            True if success.
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            UtilFuncs._create_view(view_name, "select * from table_name")
-        """
-        crt_view = SQLBundle._build_create_view(view_name, query)
-        try:
-            UtilFuncs._execute_ddl_statement(crt_view)
-            return True
-        except:
-            raise
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _create_table(table_name, query, volatile=False):
-        """
-        Create a table from the given query.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            table_name - Fully qualified quoted table name.
-            query - SQL query
-            volatile - Specifies whether to create volatile table or not.
-                       When set to True, volatile table is created, otherwise
-                       permanent table is created.
-
-        RAISES
-
-        RETURNS:
-            True if success, false if fails
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            UtilFuncs._create_table('"dbname"."table_name"', "select * from table_name")
-        """
-        crt_table = SQLBundle._build_create_table_with_data(table_name, query)
-        if volatile:
-            crt_table = SQLBundle._build_create_volatile_table_with_data(table_name, query)
-
-        UtilFuncs._execute_ddl_statement(crt_table)
-        return True
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_non_null_counts(col_names, table_name):
-        """
-        Returns a list of non-null count for each column in col_names from table table_name.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            col_names - list of column names for table table_name.
-            table_name - table name.
-
-        RETURNS:
-            returns a list of non-null counts for each column.
-
-        RAISES:
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            UtilFuncs._get_non_null_counts(col_names, 'mytab')
-
-        """
-        count_col_names = ["count(\"{0}\")".format(name) for name in col_names]
-        select_count = "select {0} from {1}".format(", ".join(count_col_names), table_name)
-        result = UtilFuncs._execute_query(select_count)
-        return [str(i) for i in result[0]]
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_volatile_table(query, with_data=False):
-        """
-        Creates a volatile table as query.
-        If with_data is True, creates the volatile table with data.
-        Else, creates the volatile table without data.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            query - The query used to create the volatile table.
-            with_data(optional) - True, creates table with data.
-                                  False, creates table without data. Default is False
-
-        RETURNS:
-            returns the temporary name of the volatile table.
-
-        RAISES:
-            Database error if an error occurred while creating the volatile table.
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            UtilFuncs._get_volatile_table('select col1, col2, from mytab')
-            UtilFuncs._get_volatile_table('select col1, col2, from mytab', with_data=True)
-
-        """
-        vtab_name = UtilFuncs._generate_temp_table_name()
-        if with_data:
-            create_vtab_ddl = SQLBundle._build_create_volatile_table_with_data(vtab_name, query)
-        else:
-            create_vtab_ddl = SQLBundle._build_create_volatile_table_without_data(vtab_name, query)
-        UtilFuncs._execute_ddl_statement(create_vtab_ddl)
-        return vtab_name
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _drop_table(table_name, check_table_exist=True):
-        """
-        Drops a table.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            table_name - The table to drop.
-            check_table_exist - Checks if the table exist before dropping the table.
-
-        RETURNS:
-            True - if the table is dropped.
-
-        RAISES:
-            Database error if an error occurred while dropping the table.
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            UtilFuncs._drop_table('mytab')
-            UtilFuncs._drop_table('mytab', check_table_exist = False)
-            UtilFuncs._drop_table('mydb.mytab', check_table_exist = False)
-            UtilFuncs._drop_table("mydb"."mytab", check_table_exist = True)
-
-        """
-        drop_tab = SQLBundle._build_drop_table(table_name)
-        if check_table_exist is True:
-            helptable = UtilFuncs._get_help_tablename(table_name)
-            if helptable:
-                UtilFuncs._execute_ddl_statement(drop_tab)
-                return True
-        else:
-            UtilFuncs._execute_ddl_statement(drop_tab)
-            return True
-
-        return False
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _drop_view(view_name, check_view_exist=True):
-        """
-        Drops a view.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            view_name - The view to drop.
-            check_view_exist - Checks if the view exist before dropping the view.
-
-        RETURNS:
-            True - if the view is dropped.
-
-        RAISES:
-            Database error if an error occurred while dropping the view.
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            UtilFuncs._drop_view('myview')
-            UtilFuncs._drop_view('myview', check_view_exist = False)
-            UtilFuncs._drop_view('mydb.myview', check_view_exist = False)
-            UtilFuncs._drop_view("mydb"."myview", check_view_exist = True)
-        """
-        drop_view = SQLBundle._build_drop_view(view_name)
-        if check_view_exist is True:
-            viewdetails = UtilFuncs._get_help_viewname(view_name)
-            if viewdetails:
-                UtilFuncs._execute_ddl_statement(drop_view)
-                return True
-        else:
-            UtilFuncs._execute_ddl_statement(drop_view)
-            return True
-
-        return False
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _delete_script(script_name, check_script_exist=True):
-        """
-        DESCRIPTION:
-            Function to remove a user-installed file/script.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            script_name:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies the name of the script to remove.
-                Types: str
-
-            check_script_exist:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies whether to check if the script exists or not before removing it.
-                When 'True', the presence of the script will be check for.
-                Default value: True
-                Types: bool
-
-        RETURNS:
-            True - if the script is removed.
-
-        RAISES:
-            Database error if an error occurred while dropping the view.
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            UtilFuncs._delete_script('myview')
-            UtilFuncs._delete_script('myview', check_script_exist = False)
-            UtilFuncs._delete_script('mydb.myview', check_script_exist = False)
-            UtilFuncs._delete_script("mydb"."myview", check_script_exist = True)
-        """
-        dbname = UtilFuncs._teradata_unquote_arg(UtilFuncs._extract_db_name(script_name),
-                                                 quote='"')
-        script_alias = UtilFuncs._teradata_unquote_arg(UtilFuncs._extract_table_name(script_name),
-                                                       quote='"')
-        current_db = tdmlctx._get_current_databasename()
-
-        script_exists = False
-        if check_script_exist:
-            query = "select count(*) from dbc.tablesV " \
-                    "where databasename = '{}' and tablename = '{}' " \
-                    "and tablekind = 'Z'".format(dbname, script_alias)
-
-            script_exists = True if UtilFuncs._execute_query(query)[0][0] == 1 else False
-
-        if script_exists or not check_script_exist:
-            try:
-                # If the database is not the current/default database, we need to
-                # set that as the session database to be able to remove the file.
-                if dbname.lower() != current_db.lower():
-                    execute_sql('database {}'.format(dbname))
-
-                # Remove the file.
-                remove_file(script_alias, force_remove=True, suppress_output=True)
-                return True
-            except:
-                raise
-            finally:
-                # Reset the database if it was set to something else.
-                if dbname.lower() != current_db.lower():
-                    execute_sql('database {}'.format(current_db))
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_help_vtablenames():
-        """
-        Function to get list of volatile tables.
-
-        RETURNS:
-            List of volatile tablenames.
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            UtilFuncs._get_help_vtablenames()
-        """
-        vtables = UtilFuncs._execute_query(SQLBundle._build_help_volatile_table())
-        if vtables:
-            return list(map(str.strip, filter(None, vtables[0])))
-        return []
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_help_viewname(view_name):
-        """
-        Function to get help of the view.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            view_name - The name of the view.
-
-        RETURNS:
-            The help information of the view specified by view_name.
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            UtilFuncs._get_help_viewname(myview)
-        """
-        return UtilFuncs._execute_query(SQLBundle._build_help_view(view_name))
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_help_tablename(table_name):
-        """
-        Function to get help of the table.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            table_name - The name of the table.
-
-        RETURNS:
-            The help information of the table specified by table_name.
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            UtilFuncs._get_help_tablename(mytable)
-        """
-        return UtilFuncs._execute_query(SQLBundle._build_help_table(table_name))
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_select_table(table_name):
-        """
-        Function to get a table if exists.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            table_name - Table name to check if exists in the database.
-
-        RETURNS:
-            Table name in a list.
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            UtilFuncs._get_select_table('mytab')
-
-        """
-        table = UtilFuncs._execute_query(SQLBundle._build_select_table_name(table_name))
-        if table:
-            return table[0]
-        return []
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _describe_column(metadata, to_type=None):
-        """
-        This is an internal function to retrieve
-        column names and column types for the table or view.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            metadata:
-                The result set from the HELP COLUMN command.
-
-        RETURNS:
-            A list of tuples (column_names, column_types).
-
-        RAISES:
-            Database errors if a problem occurs while trying to retrieve the column information.
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            column_names_and_types = UtilFuncs._describe_column()
-
-        """
-        column_names_and_types = []
-        for row in metadata:
-            # logger.debug("Retrieving Teradata type for {0}".format(row[31]))
-            # row[31] corresponds to 'Column Dictionary Name' column in the result of 'HELP COLUMN' SQL commands result.
-            column_name = row[31]
-            # We also need to check if the column is a TD_TIMEBUCKET column, in which case we can ignore it.
-            # We do so by checking the column name, and row[48] which corresponds to the 'Time Series Column Type'
-            # column in the 'HELP COLUMN' command to make sure it is indeed the TD_TIMEBUCKET column in the PTI table,
-            # and not just a column with the same name in a PTI/non-PTI table.
-            # TD_TIMEBUCKET column is ignored since it is not functionally available to any user.
-            if column_name == PTITableConstants.TD_TIMEBUCKET.value and \
-                    len(row) > 48 and row[48] is not None and \
-                    row[48].strip() == PTITableConstants.TSCOLTYPE_TIMEBUCKET.value:
-                continue
-            if to_type == "TD":
-                # row[18] corresponds to the 'UDT Name' in the 'HELP COLUMN' SQL commands result.
-                # row[1] corresponds to the 'Type' in the 'HELP COLUMN' commands result.
-                column_names_and_types.append((column_name,
-                                               UtilFuncs._help_col_to_td_type(row[1].strip(),
-                                                                              row[18],
-                                                                              row[44])))
-            else:
-                column_names_and_types.append((column_name,
-                                               UtilFuncs._help_col_to_python_type(row[1].strip(),
-                                                                                  row[44])))
-
-        return column_names_and_types
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_pandas_converters(col_types):
-        """
-        DESCRIPTION:
-            Internal util function to get a dictionary of Python type names of columns
-            in a teradataml DataFrame mapped to lambda functions to process the
-            data to convert it to the type, which can be readily used with pandas'
-            read_csv() function's 'converters' argument.
-
-            Note: This utility provides converter functions only for values of type
-                  int, float, and decimal.Decimal.
-                  For types that don't expect empty strings in input
-                  i.e. for 'datetime.datetime', 'datetime.date' and 'datetime.time',
-                  the converter function returns None for empty string input.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            col_types:
-                Required Argument.
-                The list of Python types names corresponding to the columns in the input data.
-                Types: list
-
-        RAISES:
-            None
-
-        RETURNS:
-            dict
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            >>> pandas_converters = UtilFuncs._get_pandas_converters(["int", "str"])
-        """
-        pandas_converters = dict()
-        for i, type_ in enumerate(col_types):
-            # Add a functions that converts the string values to float or int when
-            # the value is not empty string, else return None.
-            if type_ in (PythonTypes.PY_FLOAT_TYPE.value,
-                         PythonTypes.PY_DECIMAL_TYPE.value):
-                pandas_converters[i] = lambda x: float(x) \
-                    if isinstance(x, (bytes, number, int, float)) \
-                    else float("".join(x.split())) if len(x.strip()) > 0 else None
-
-            elif type_ == PythonTypes.PY_INT_TYPE.value:
-                pandas_converters[i] = lambda x: int(x) \
-                    if isinstance(x, (bytes, number, int, float)) \
-                    else int(float("".join(x.split()))) if len(x.strip()) > 0 else None
-
-            elif type_ in (PythonTypes.PY_DATETIME_TYPE.value,
-                           PythonTypes.PY_DATE_TYPE.value,
-                           PythonTypes.PY_TIME_TYPE.value):
-                # For types that do not expect empty strings, add function to
-                # set them to None when value received is empty string.
-                pandas_converters[i] = lambda x: x if len(x.strip()) > 0 else None
-
-            else:
-                # For 'str' and 'bytes' types, add function that returns value as is.
-                pandas_converters[i] = lambda x: x
-
-        return pandas_converters
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _teradata_type_to_python_type(td_type):
-        """
-        Translate the Teradata type from metaexpr to Python types.
-        PARAMETERS:
-            td_type - The Teradata type from metaexpr.
-
-        RETURNS:
-            The Python type for the given td_type.
-
-        RAISES:
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            # o is an instance of INTEGER
-            pytype = UtilFuncs._teradata_type_to_python_type(o)
-
-        """
-
-        # loggerlogger.debug("_help_col_to_python_type td_type = {0} ".format(td_type))
-        if type(td_type) in TeradataTypes.TD_INTEGER_TYPES.value:
-            return PythonTypes.PY_INT_TYPE.value
-        elif type(td_type) in TeradataTypes.TD_FLOAT_TYPES.value:
-            return PythonTypes.PY_FLOAT_TYPE.value
-        elif type(td_type) in TeradataTypes.TD_DECIMAL_TYPES.value:
-            return PythonTypes.PY_DECIMAL_TYPE.value
-        elif type(td_type) in TeradataTypes.TD_BYTE_TYPES.value:
-            return PythonTypes.PY_BYTES_TYPE.value
-        elif type(td_type) in TeradataTypes.TD_DATETIME_TYPES.value:
-            return PythonTypes.PY_DATETIME_TYPE.value
-        elif type(td_type) in TeradataTypes.TD_TIME_TYPES.value:
-            return PythonTypes.PY_TIME_TYPE.value
-        elif type(td_type) in TeradataTypes.TD_DATE_TYPES.value:
-            return PythonTypes.PY_DATE_TYPE.value
-
-        return PythonTypes.PY_STRING_TYPE.value
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _help_col_to_python_type(col_type, storage_format):
-        """
-        Translate the 1 or 2 character TD type codes from HELP COLUMN to Python types.
-        PARAMETERS:
-            col_type - The 1 or 2 character type code from HELP COLUMN command.
-            storage_format - The storage format from HELP COLUMN command.
-
-        RETURNS:
-            The Python type for the given col_type.
-
-        RAISES:
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            pytype = UtilFuncs._help_col_to_python_type('CV', None)
-            pytype = UtilFuncs._help_col_to_python_type('DT', 'CSV')
-
-        """
-        if col_type in TeradataTypes.TD_INTEGER_CODES.value:
-            return PythonTypes.PY_INT_TYPE.value
-        elif col_type in TeradataTypes.TD_FLOAT_CODES.value:
-            return PythonTypes.PY_FLOAT_TYPE.value
-        elif col_type in TeradataTypes.TD_DECIMAL_CODES.value:
-            return PythonTypes.PY_DECIMAL_TYPE.value
-        elif col_type in TeradataTypes.TD_BYTE_CODES.value:
-            return PythonTypes.PY_BYTES_TYPE.value
-        elif col_type in TeradataTypes.TD_DATETIME_CODES.value:
-            return PythonTypes.PY_DATETIME_TYPE.value
-        elif col_type in TeradataTypes.TD_TIME_CODES.value:
-            return PythonTypes.PY_TIME_TYPE.value
-        elif col_type in TeradataTypes.TD_DATE_CODES.value:
-            return PythonTypes.PY_DATE_TYPE.value
-        elif col_type == "DT":
-            sfmt = storage_format.strip()
-            if sfmt == "CSV":
-                return PythonTypes.PY_STRING_TYPE.value
-            elif sfmt == "AVRO":
-                return PythonTypes.PY_BYTES_TYPE.value
-
-        return PythonTypes.PY_STRING_TYPE.value
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _help_col_to_td_type(col_type, udt_name, storage_format):
-        """
-        Translate the 2 character TD type codes from HELP COLUMN to Teradata types.
-        PARAMETERS:
-            col_type - The 2 character type code from HELP COLUMN command.
-            udt_name - The UDT name from the HELP COLUMN command.
-            storage_format - The storage format from HELP COLUMN command.
-
-        RETURNS:
-            The Teradata type for the given colType.
-
-        RAISES:
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            tdtype = UtilFuncs._help_col_to_td_type('CV', None, None)
-
-        """
-        # logger.debug("helpColumnToTeradataTypeName colType = {0} udtName = {1}
-        # storageFormat {2}".format(colType, udtName, storageFormat))
-        if col_type in td_coltype_code_to_tdtype.HELP_COL_TYPE_TO_TDTYPE:
-            return td_coltype_code_to_tdtype.HELP_COL_TYPE_TO_TDTYPE[col_type]
-
-        if col_type == "DT":
-            return "DATASET STORAGE FORMAT {0}".format(storage_format.strip())
-
-        if col_type in ["UD", "US", "UT", "A1", "AN"]:
-            if udt_name:
-                return udt_name
-
-        return col_type
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _convert_date_to_string(date_obj):
-        """
-        Converts the date from datetime.date object to String type in the format "DATE 1987-06-09".
-        PARAMETERS:
-            date_obj:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies the date object to convert to string type.
-                Types: datetime.date
-
-        RETURNS:
-            The String reresentation for the given datetime.date object in the format "DATE 1987-06-09"
-
-        RAISES:
-            None
-
-        Examples:
-            date_str = UtilFuncs._convert_date_to_string(date_obj)
-
-        """
-        date_str = 'DATE {}'.format(date_obj.strftime('%Y-%m-%d'))
-        return date_str
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _process_for_teradata_keyword(keyword):
-        """
-        Processing the Teradata Reserved keywords.
-        If keyword is in list of Teradata Reserved keywords, then it'll be quoted in double quotes "keyword".
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            keyword - A string or a list of strings to check whether it belongs to Teradata Reserved
-            Keywords or not.
-
-        RETURNS:
-            A quoted string or list of quoted strings, if keyword is one of the Teradata Reserved Keyword,
-            else same object as is.
-
-        RAISES:
-            None.
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            # Passing non-reserved returns "xyz" as is.
-            keyword = self.__process_for_teradata_keyword("xyz")
-            print(keyword)
-            # Passing reserved str returns double-quoted str, i.e., "\"threshold\"".
-            keyword = self.__process_for_teradata_keyword("threshold")
-            print(keyword)
-        """
-        # If the input keyword is a list, then call the same function again for every
-        # element in the list.
-        if isinstance(keyword, list):
-            return [UtilFuncs._process_for_teradata_keyword(col) for col in keyword]
-
-        if isinstance(keyword, str) and keyword.upper() in \
-                TeradataReservedKeywords.TERADATA_RESERVED_WORDS.value:
-            return UtilFuncs._teradata_quote_arg(keyword, "\"", False)
-
-        return keyword
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _in_schema(schema_name, table_name):
-        """
-        Function takes a schema name and a table name and creates a database
-        object name in the format "schema"."table_name".
-        Note:
-            teradataml recommends to use this function to access table(s)/view(s),
-            from the database other than the default database.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            schema_name:
-                Required Argument
-                Specifies the schema where the table resides in.
-                Types: str
-
-            table_name:
-                Required Argument
-                Specifies the table name or view name in Vantage.
-                Types: str
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            from teradataml.dataframe.dataframe import in_schema, DataFrame
-
-            # Example 1: The following example creates a DataFrame from the
-            #            existing Vantage table "dbcinfo" in the non-default
-            #            database "dbc" using the in_schema() function.
-            df = DataFrame(in_schema("dbc", "dbcinfo"))
-
-            # Example 2: The following example uses from_table() function, existing
-            #            Vantage table "dbcinfo" and non-default database "dbc" to
-            #            create a teradataml DataFrame.
-            df = DataFrame.from_table(in_schema("dbc","dbcinfo"))
-
-        """
-        return "{0}.{1}".format(UtilFuncs._teradata_quote_arg(schema_name, "\"", False),
-                                UtilFuncs._teradata_quote_arg(table_name, "\"", False))
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _extract_db_name(full_qualified_name):
-        """
-        Takes in fully qualified name of the table/view (db.table), and returns
-        a database name from the same.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            full_qualified_name - Name of the table/view
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            UtilFuncs._extract_db_name("db1"."tablename")
-
-        RETURNS:
-            Database name from the provided name.
-
-        """
-        # Extract the double quoted strings.
-        names = re.findall(r'["](.*?)["]', full_qualified_name)
-        # Remove quotes around the string.
-        names = [i.replace('"', '') for i in names]
-        if names:
-            if len(names) == 2:
-                return names[0]
-        else:
-            return None
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _extract_table_name(full_qualified_name):
-        """
-        Takes in fully qualified name of the table/view (db.table), and returns
-        a table/view name from the same.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            full_qualified_name - Name of the table/view
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            UtilFuncs._extract_db_name("db1"."tablename")
-
-        RETURNS:
-            Table/View name from the provided name.
-
-        """
-        # Extract the double quoted strings.
-        names = re.findall(r'["](.*?)["]', full_qualified_name)
-        # Remove quotes around the string.
-        names = [i.replace('"', '') for i in names]
-        if names:
-            if len(names) == 2:
-                return names[1]
-            else:
-                return names[0]
-        return full_qualified_name
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _teradata_quote_arg(args, quote="'", call_from_wrapper=True):
-        """
-        Function to quote argument value.
-        PARAMETERS:
-            args : Argument to be quoted.
-            quote : Type of quote to be used for quoting. Default is
-                    single quote (').
-        RETURNS:
-            Argument with quotes as a string.
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            When a call is being made from wrapper:
-                UtilFuncs._teradata_quote_arg(family, "'")
-            When a call is being made from non-wrapper function.
-                UtilFuncs._teradata_quote_arg(family, "'", False)
-        """
-        if call_from_wrapper and not configure.column_casesensitive_handler:
-            quote = ""
-            return args
-
-        # Returning same string if it already quoted. Applicable only for strings.
-        if isinstance(args, str) and args.startswith(quote) and args.endswith(quote):
-            return args
-        if args is None:
-            return None
-        if isinstance(args, list):
-            return ["{0}{1}{0}".format(quote, arg) for arg in args]
-
-        return "{0}{1}{0}".format(quote, args)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _teradata_unquote_arg(quoted_string, quote="'"):
-        """
-        Function to unquote argument value.
-        PARAMETERS:
-            quoted_string : String to be unquoted.
-            quote         : Type of quote to be used for unquoting. Default is
-                            single quote (').
-        RETURNS:
-            None if 'quoted_string' is not a string,
-            else Argument without quotes as a string.
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            UtilFuncs._teradata_unquote_arg(family, "'")
-        """
-
-        if not isinstance(quoted_string, str):
-            return None
-
-        # Returning same string if it already unquoted.
-        if not quoted_string.startswith(quote) and not quoted_string.endswith(quote):
-            return quoted_string
-
-        return quoted_string[1:-1]
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _teradata_collapse_arglist(args_list, quote="'"):
-        """
-        Given a list as an argument this will single quote all the
-        list elements and combine them into a single string separated by
-        commas.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            args_list: List containing string/s to be quoted.
-            quote: Type of quote to be used for quoting. Default is single quote (').
-
-        RETURNS:
-            Single string separated by commas.
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            UtilFuncs._teradata_collapse_arglist(family, "'")
-
-        """
-        expr = r"([\"'][\d.\d\w]+\s*[\"'][,]*\s*)+([\"']\s*[\d.\d\w]+[\"']$)"
-
-        # # return None if list is empty
-        # if not args_list and not isinstance(args_list, bool):
-        #     return args_list
-
-        # if args_list is a list quote all values of the list
-        if isinstance(args_list, list):
-            '''
-            EXAMPLE:
-                arg = ['admitted', 'masters', 'gpa', 'stats', 'programming']
-                UtilFuncs._teradata_collapse_arglist(arg, "\"")
-            RETURNS:
-                '"admitted","masters","gpa","stats","programming"'
-
-            '''
-            return ",".join("{0}{1}{0}".format(quote, arg) for arg in args_list)
-        elif (isinstance(args_list, str)) and (bool(re.match(expr, args_list)) is True):
-            '''
-            Quotes the arguments which is string of strings with the provided quote variable
-            value.
-            The expr should be strings separeted by commas. The string values can be digits or
-            alphabets.
-            For example:
-                args_list = '"masters","gpa","stats"'
-                quote = "'"
-                The args_list is quoted as below based on the quote argument provided:
-                    strQuotes = '"masters"','"gpa"','"stats"'
-            RETURNS:
-                quoted string
-
-            The quoted value is added to list in the functions with other arguments as:
-                funcOtherArgs = ["'2.0'", "'POISSON'", "'IDENTITY'", "'0.05'", "'10'", "'False'", "'True'",
-                '\'"masters"\',\'"gpa"\',\'"stats"\',\'"programming"\',\'"admitted"\'',
-                '\'"masters"\',\'"stats"\',\'"programming"\'']
-
-            '''
-            str_val = re.sub(r"\s+", "", args_list)
-            args_list = str_val.split(",")
-            return ",".join("{0}{1}{0}".format(quote, arg) for arg in args_list)
-        # if argVector is any value of int/str/bool type, quote the value
-        else:
-            return UtilFuncs._teradata_quote_arg(args_list, quote, False)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_metaexpr_using_columns(nodeid, column_info, with_engine=False, is_persist=False):
-        """
-        This internal function takes in input node ID and column information in zipped lists format
-        to return metaexpr with or without engine.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            nodeid - AED DAG node id for which a metaexpr is to be generated.
-            column_info - This contains zipped lists of column names and corresponding column types.
-            with_engine - A bool parameter, deciding whether to generate metaexpr with engine or not.
-                        Default is False.
-            is_persist -  A bool parameter, deciding whether to persist the result or not.
-                        Default is False.
-
-        RAISES:
-
-        RETURNS:
-            metaexpr for the provided node ID and with column inforamtion.
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            node_id_list = self.__aed_utils._aed_ml_query(self.__input_nodeids, self.sqlmr_query, self.__func_output_args, "NaiveBayesMap")
-            stdout_column_info = zip(stdout_column_names, stdout_column_types)
-            UtilFuncs._get_metaexpr_using_columns(node_id_list[0], stdout_column_info)
-        """
-        from teradataml.dataframe.sql import _MetaExpression
-        if with_engine:
-            eng = tdmlctx.get_context()
-            meta = sqlalchemy.MetaData(eng)
-        else:
-            meta = sqlalchemy.MetaData()
-
-        # Get the output table name for node_id from AED
-        aed_utils = AedUtils()
-
-        table_name = aed_utils._aed_get_tablename(nodeid)
-        db_schema = UtilFuncs._extract_db_name(table_name)
-        db_table_name = UtilFuncs._extract_table_name(table_name)
-
-        # Constructing new Metadata (_metaexpr) without DB; _MetaExpression
-        ouptut_table = Table(db_table_name, meta,
-                             *(Column(col_name, col_type) for col_name, col_type in column_info),
-                             schema=db_schema)
-        return _MetaExpression(ouptut_table, is_persist=is_persist)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_metaexpr_using_parent_metaexpr(nodeid, metaexpr):
-        """
-        This internal function takes in input node ID and metaexpr (parents)
-        to return metaexpr with or without engine.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            nodeid:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies AED DAG node id for which a metaexpr is to be generated.
-
-            metaexpr:
-                Required Argument.
-                _MetaExpression() of a DataFrame objects which is to be used to extract and
-                create a new _MetaExpression.
-
-        RAISES:
-            None.
-
-        RETURNS:
-            metaexpr for the provided node ID and with metaexpr inforamtion.
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            node_id_list = self.__aed_utils._aed_ml_query(self.__input_nodeids, self.sqlmr_query, self.__func_output_args, "NaiveBayesMap")
-            UtilFuncs._get_metaexpr_using_parent_metaexpr(node_id_list[0], parent_metaexpr)
-        """
-        meta_cols = metaexpr.t.c
-        meta_columns = [c.name for c in meta_cols]
-        col_names = []
-        col_types = []
-
-        # When column list to retrieve is not provided, return meta-data for all columns.
-        for col_name in meta_columns:
-            col_names.append(meta_cols[col_name].name)
-            col_types.append(meta_cols[col_name].type)
-
-        return UtilFuncs._get_metaexpr_using_columns(nodeid, zip(col_names, col_types))
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _create_table_using_columns(table_name, columns_datatypes, pti_clause=None, storage=None):
-        """
-        Create a table with columns.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            table_name - Fully qualified quoted table name.
-            columns_datatypes - Column names and dattypes for the table
-            pti_clause - Specifies the string for the primary time index.
-            storage - Specifies the storage for the table.
-
-        RAISES
-
-        RETURNS:
-            True if success, false if fails
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            UtilFuncs._create_table_using_columns('"dbname"."table_name"', 
-                            "col1 varchar(10), col2 integer, col3 timestamp")
-        """
-        # If storage option is specified, add the storage clause in the create table statement.
-        if storage:
-            table_name = "{}, STORAGE={}".format(table_name, storage)
-
-        crt_table = SQLBundle._build_create_table_using_columns(table_name, columns_datatypes)
-
-        if pti_clause is not None:
-            crt_table = "{} PRIMARY TIME INDEX {}".format(crt_table, pti_clause)
-
-        try:
-            UtilFuncs._execute_ddl_statement(crt_table)
-            return True
-        except Exception:
-            raise
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_engine_name(engine):
-        """
-        Function to return the name of the engine mapped to the
-        argument 'engine' in function mapped dictionary.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            engine:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies the type of the engine.
-
-        RETURNS:
-            Name of the engine.
-
-        RAISES:
-            TeradataMLException
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            UtilFuncs._get_engine_name("ENGINE_SQL")
-
-        """
-        _Validators._validate_engine(engine)
-        supported_engines = TeradataConstants.SUPPORTED_ENGINES.value
-        return supported_engines[engine]['name']
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_function_mappings_from_config_file(alias_config_file):
-        """
-        Function to return the function mappings given the location of configuration file in
-        argument 'alias_config_file'.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            alias_config_file:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies the location of configuration file to be read.
-
-        RETURNS:
-            Function mappings as a dictionary of function_names to alias_names.
-
-        RAISES:
-            TeradataMLException
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            UtilFuncs._get_function_mappings_from_config_file("config_file_location")
-
-        """
-        repeated_function_names = []
-        function_mappings = {}
-        invalid_function_mappings = []
-        invalid_function_mappings_line_nos = []
-        # Reading configuration files
-        with open(alias_config_file, 'r') as fread:
-            for line_no, line in enumerate(fread.readlines()):
-                line = line.strip()
-
-                # Ignoring empty lines in the config files.
-                if line == "":
-                    continue
-
-                # If the separator ":" is not present.
-                if ':' not in line:
-                    invalid_function_mappings.append(line)
-                    invalid_function_mappings_line_nos.append(str(line_no + 1))
-                else:
-                    func_name, alias_name = line.split(":")
-                    func_name = func_name.strip()
-                    alias_name = alias_name.strip()
-
-                    # First line of 'alias_config_file' has header "functionName:aliasName".
-                    if line_no == 0 and func_name == "functionName" and alias_name == "aliasName":
-                        continue
-
-                    if func_name == "" or alias_name == "":
-                        invalid_function_mappings.append(line)
-                        invalid_function_mappings_line_nos.append(str(line_no + 1))
-                        continue
-
-                    if func_name.lower() in function_mappings:
-                        repeated_function_names.append(func_name.lower())
-
-                    # Loading function maps with lower values for key.
-                    function_mappings[func_name.lower()] = alias_name
-
-        # Presence of Invalid function mappings in the 'alias_config_file'.
-        if len(invalid_function_mappings) > 0:
-            err_ = Messages.get_message(MessageCodes.CONFIG_ALIAS_INVALID_FUNC_MAPPING)
-            err_ = err_.format("', '".join(invalid_function_mappings),
-                               ", ".join(invalid_function_mappings_line_nos),
-                               alias_config_file)
-            raise TeradataMlException(err_, MessageCodes.CONFIG_ALIAS_INVALID_FUNC_MAPPING)
-
-        # Raising teradataml exception if there are any duplicates in function names.
-        if len(repeated_function_names) > 0:
-            raise TeradataMlException(Messages.get_message(
-                MessageCodes.CONFIG_ALIAS_DUPLICATES).format(alias_config_file,
-                                                             ", ".join(repeated_function_names)),
-                                      MessageCodes.CONFIG_ALIAS_DUPLICATES)
-
-        return function_mappings
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _check_alias_config_file_exists(vantage_version, alias_config_file):
-        """
-        Function to validate whether alias_config_file exists for the current vantage version.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            vantage_version:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies the current vantage version.
-
-            alias_config_file:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies the location of configuration file to be read.
-
-        RETURNS:
-            True, if the file 'alias_config_file' is present in the
-            teradataml/config directory for the current vantage version.
-
-        RAISES:
-            TeradataMLException
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            UtilFuncs._check_alias_config_file_exists("vantage1.0", "config_file_location")
-
-        """
-        # Raise exception if alias config file is not defined.
-        if not Path(alias_config_file).exists():
-            raise TeradataMlException(Messages.get_message(
-                MessageCodes.CONFIG_ALIAS_CONFIG_FILE_NOT_FOUND).format(alias_config_file,
-                                                                        vantage_version),
-                                      MessageCodes.CONFIG_ALIAS_CONFIG_FILE_NOT_FOUND)
-        return True
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _as_list(obj):
-        """
-        Function to convert an object to list, i.e., just enclose the value passed to the
-        function in a list and return the same, if it is not of list type.
-        PARAMETERS:
-            obj:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies the object to be enclosed in a list.
-                Types: Any type except list.
-        RETURNS:
-            list
-        RAISES:
-            None.
-        EXAMPLES:
-            obj = UtilFuncs._as_list("vantage1.0")
-        """
-        return obj if isinstance(obj, list) else [obj]
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_all_columns(object, is_object_type_tdml_column):
-        """
-        Function to get all columns from a given teradataml DataFrame
-        or teradataml DataFrame column.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            object:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies either teradataml DataFrame or teradataml DataFrame
-                Column.
-                Types: teradataml DataFrame, _SQLColumnExpression
-
-            is_object_type_tdml_column:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies whether "object" is a teradataml DataFrame or
-                teradataml DataFrame Column.
-                If True, "object" treats as teradataml DataFrame Column.
-                If False, "object" treats as teradataml DataFrame.
-                Types: bool
-
-        RETURNS:
-            An iterator and each element in the iterator represents a Column
-
-        RAISES:
-            None.
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            obj = UtilFuncs._get_all_columns(df.col, True)
-            obj = UtilFuncs._get_all_columns(df, False)
-        """
-        if is_object_type_tdml_column:
-            return object.expression.table.columns
-        # object._metaexpr.c extracts the data to a list. And, the caller of
-        # this function will again iterate through the list, to process the
-        # list i.e. object._metaexpr.c is being iterated twice. To avoid this,
-        # a generator object is being constructed and returned.
-        return (c for c in object._metaexpr.c)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_file_contents(file_path, read_in_binary_mode=False):
-        """
-        Description:
-            Function to get the file content from a file, given absolute
-            file path.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            file_path:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies absolute file path of the file.
-                Types: str
-
-            read_in_binary_mode:
-                Optional Argument.
-                Specifies whether to read the file in binary format or not.
-                If True, read the file in binary mode.
-                If False, read the file in ASCII mode.
-                Default value: False
-                Types: bool
-
-        RETURNS:
-            str OR bytes
-
-        RAISES:
-            TeradataMlException
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            obj = UtilFuncs._get_file_contents("/abc/xyz.txt")
-            obj = UtilFuncs._get_file_contents("/abc/xyz.txt", True)
-        """
-        try:
-            mode = 'r'
-            if read_in_binary_mode:
-                mode = 'rb'
-            with open(file_path, mode) as file_data:
-                _Validators._check_empty_file(file_path)
-                return file_data.read()
-        except TeradataMlException:
-            raise
-        except FileNotFoundError:
-            raise
-        except Exception as err:
-            msg_code = MessageCodes.EXECUTION_FAILED
-            raise TeradataMlException(
-                Messages.get_message(msg_code, "read contents of file '{}'".format(file_path), str(err)), msg_code)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _create_table_using_table_object(table_obj):
-        """
-        DESCRIPTION:
-            This function creates the table in Vantage using table object.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            table_obj:
-                Specifies the table object.
-                Types: sqlalchemy.sql.schema.Table
-
-        RETURNS:
-            None.
-
-        RAISES:
-            TeradataMlException
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            from sqlalchemy import Table, MetaData, Column
-
-            meta = MetaData()
-            # Create default Table construct with parameter dictionary
-            table_obj = Table(table_name, meta,
-                          *(Column(col_name, col_type)
-                            for col_name, col_type in
-                            zip(col_names, col_types)),
-                          teradatasql_post_create=pti,
-                          prefixes=prefix,
-                          schema=schema_name
-                          )
-
-            _create_table_using_table_object(table_obj)
-        """
-        if table_obj is not None:
-            try:
-                table_obj.create(bind=tdmlctx.get_context())
-            except sqlachemyOperationalError as err:
-                raise TeradataMlException(Messages.get_message(MessageCodes.TABLE_OBJECT_CREATION_FAILED) +
-                                          '\n' + str(err),
-                                          MessageCodes.TABLE_OBJECT_CREATION_FAILED)
-        else:
-            raise TeradataMlException(Messages.get_message(MessageCodes.TABLE_OBJECT_CREATION_FAILED),
-                                      MessageCodes.TABLE_OBJECT_CREATION_FAILED)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _extract_table_object_column_info(table_obj):
-        """
-        Internal function to extract the column name and column types from
-        table object.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            table_obj:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies the table object.
-                Types: sqlalchemy.sql
-
-        RETURNS:
-            Tuple
-
-        RAISES:
-            None
-
-        EXAMPLE:
-            meta = MetaData()
-            table = Table(table_name, meta, schema=schema_name, autoload_with=eng)
-            _extract_table_object_column_info(table.c)
-        """
-        col_names = []
-        col_types = []
-
-        for col in table_obj:
-            col_names.append(col.name)
-            col_types.append(col.type)
-
-        return col_names, col_types
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_warnings(argument_name, argument_value, specified_argument_name, specified_argument_value):
-        """
-        Internal function to print the warning.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            argument_name:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies the argument name to check.
-                Types: str
-
-            argument_value:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies the argument value to check.
-                Types: bool
-
-            specified_argument_name:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies the argument name to use in warning message.
-                Types: str
-
-            specified_argument_value:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies the argument value to use in warning message.
-                Types: str
-
-        RETURNS:
-            None
-
-        RAISES:
-            None
-
-        EXAMPLE:
-            _get_warnings(argument_name, argument_value, specified_argument_name, specified_argument_value)
-        """
-        if argument_value:
-            warnings.warn(Messages.get_message(MessageCodes.IGNORE_ARGS_WARN,
-                                               '{0}',
-                                               "{1}='{2}'",
-                                               'specified').format(argument_name,
-                                                                   specified_argument_name,
-                                                                   specified_argument_value))
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_sqlalchemy_table(table_name, schema_name=None, check_table_exists=False):
-        """
-        Internal function returns the SQLAlchemy table object for a table.
-        If check_table_exists specified, function also checks for table existence.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            table_name:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies the table name.
-                Types: str
-
-            schema_name:
-                Optional Argument.
-                Specifies schema name.
-                Types: str
-
-            check_table_exists:
-                Optional Argument.
-                Specifies whether to check table exists or not.
-                Default Value: False
-                Types: bool
-
-        RETURNS:
-            sqlalchemy.sql.schema.Table
-
-        RAISES:
-            None
-
-        EXAMPLE:
-            _get_sqlalchemy_table(table_name='my_table')
-        """
-        con = tdmlctx.get_connection()
-
-        if check_table_exists:
-            table_exists = con.dialect.has_table(con, table_name, schema_name)
-
-            if not table_exists:
-                raise TeradataMlException(Messages.get_message(MessageCodes.TABLE_DOES_NOT_EXIST, table_name),
-                                          MessageCodes.TABLE_DOES_NOT_EXIST)
-
-        meta = MetaData()
-        return Table(table_name, meta,
-                     schema=schema_name,
-                     autoload_with=tdmlctx.get_context())
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _extract_table_object_index_info(table_obj):
-        """
-        Internal function to extract primary index information of existing table.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            table_obj:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies the sqlalchemy table object.
-                Types: sqlalchemy.sql.schema.Table.
-
-        RETURNS:
-            list.
-
-        RAISES:
-            None.
-
-        EXAMPLE:
-            _extract_table_object_index_info(table_object)
-        """
-        sqlalchemy_table_primary_index = table_obj.indexes
-        primary_index_list = []
-        for index in sqlalchemy_table_primary_index:
-            primary_index_list = index.columns.keys()
-        return primary_index_list
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_positive_infinity():
-        """
-        Description:
-            Function to get the positive infinity.
-
-        RETURNS:
-            float
-
-        RAISES:
-            None
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            inf = UtilFuncs._get_positive_infinity()
-        """
-        return float("inf")
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_negative_infinity():
-        """
-        Description:
-            Function to get the negative infinity.
-
-        RETURNS:
-            float
-
-        RAISES:
-            None
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            inf = UtilFuncs._get_negative_infinity()
-        """
-        return -1 * UtilFuncs._get_positive_infinity()
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_class(class_name, supress_isinstance_check=False):
-        """
-        Description:
-            Function to get the class dynamically with the name as 'class_name'.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            class_name:
-                Required Parameter.
-                Specifies the name of the class generated to be.
-                Types: str
-
-            supress_isinstance_check:
-                Optional Parameter.
-                Specifies whether the dynamically created class should overwrite the
-                isinstance method or not. When set to True, if the class generated from
-                this function is passed to isinstance method, instead of verifying the
-                actual type, it tries to match the name of object's class with 'class_name'.
-                Default value: False
-                Types: bool
-
-        RETURNS:
-            type
-
-        RAISES:
-            None
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            inf = UtilFuncs._get_class("test")
-        """
-        parent_object = object
-        if supress_isinstance_check:
-
-            # isinstance function is governed by the dunder method __instancecheck__.
-            # However, unlike other dunder method's, __instancecheck__ should be overwritten
-            # for a class, instead of object ,i.e., while creating the class itself, __instancecheck__
-            # should be overwritten.
-            # Note that, python's type accepts either object or any other class as a parent class.
-            # Since, other than object, one should pass only a class to a python type, creating a
-            # dummy class and specifying the metaclass as SupressInstanceCheck so that the dummy class
-            # has updated __instancecheck__ dunder method.
-            class SupressInstanceCheck(type):
-                def __instancecheck__(self, instance):
-                    try:
-                        return self.__name__ == instance.__class__.__name__
-                    except Exception:
-                        return False
-
-            class temp(metaclass=SupressInstanceCheck):
-                pass
-
-            parent_object = temp
-
-        return type(class_name, (parent_object, ), {})
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_file_size(file_path, in_mb=True):
-        """
-        Description:
-            Function to get the size of file, given absolute file path.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            file_path:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies absolute file path of the file.
-                Types: str
-
-            in_mb:
-                Optional Argument.
-                Specifies whether to get the file size in mega bytes or not.
-                If True, size of the file returns in MB's. Otherwise, returns
-                in bytes.
-                Default value: True
-                Types: bool
-
-        RETURNS:
-            int OR float
-
-        RAISES:
-            TeradataMlException
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            file_size = UtilFuncs._get_file_size("/abc/xyz.txt")
-        """
-        size_in_bytes = os.path.getsize(file_path)
-
-        return size_in_bytes/(1024*1024.0) if in_mb else size_in_bytes
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _http_request(url, method_type=HTTPRequest.GET, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Description:
-            Function to initiate HTTP(S) request.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            url:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies the url to initiate http request.
-                Types: str
-
-            method_type:
-                Optional Argument.
-                Specifies the type of HTTP request.
-                Default value: HTTPREquest.GET
-                Types: HTTPRequest enum
-
-            **kwargs:
-                Specifies the keyword arguments required for HTTP Request.
-                Below are the expected arguments as a part of kwargs:
-                    json:
-                        Optional Argument.
-                        Specifies the payload for HTTP request in a dictionary.
-                        Types: dict
-
-                    data:
-                        Optional Argument.
-                        Specifies the payload for HTTP request in a string format.
-                        Types: str
-
-                    headers:
-                        Optional Argument.
-                        Specifies the headers for HTTP request.
-                        Types: dict
-
-                    verify:
-                        Optional Argument.
-                        Specifies whether to verify the certificate or not in a HTTPS request.
-                        One can specify either False to suppress the certificate verification or
-                        path to certificate to verify the certificate.
-                        Types: str OR bool
-
-                    files:
-                        Optional Argument.
-                        Specifies the file to be uploaded with a HTTP Request.
-                        Types: tuple
-
-        RETURNS:
-            Response object.
-
-        RAISES:
-            None
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            resp = UtilFuncs._http_request("http://abc/xyz.teradata")
-        """
-        kwargs["verify"] = configure.certificate_file
-
-        if not configure.certificate_file:
-            warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message="Unverified HTTPS request is being made to host[ a-zA-Z0-9'-.]*")
-
-        return getattr(requests, method_type.value)(url=url, **kwargs)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_tdml_directory():
-        """
-        DESCRIPTION:
-            Function to get the directory of teradataml module.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            None.
-
-        RETURNS:
-            str.
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            >>> tdml_path = UtilFuncs._get_tdml_directory()
-        """
-        # Get the directory of teradataml module.
-        return os.path.dirname(_version.__file__)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_data_directory(dir_name=None, func_type=None, version=None):
-        """
-        DESCRIPTION:
-            Function to get the directory for jsons or docs from teradataml/data.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            dir_name:
-                Optional Argument.
-                Specifies the name of directory required from teradataml/data directory.
-                Permitted values : ["jsons", "docs"]
-                Types: str
-
-            func_type
-                Optional Argument.
-                Specifies the type of function for which jsons or docs directory is required.
-                Types: TeradataAnalyticFunctionInfo
-
-            version:
-                Optional Argument.
-                Specifies the version of directory for which jsons or docs directory is required.
-                Types: str
-
-        RETURNS:
-            path to desired directory.
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            >>> json_dir = UtilFuncs._get_data_directory(dir_name="jsons",
-            ...                                          func_type=TeradataAnalyticFunctionInfo.FASTPATH,
-            ...                                          version="17.10")
-
-        """
-        if func_type:
-            func_type = func_type.value["func_type"]
-        dir_path = os.path.join(UtilFuncs._get_tdml_directory(), "data")
-        levels = [dir_name, func_type, version]
-        for level in levels:
-            if level:
-                dir_path = os.path.join(dir_path, level)
-            else:
-                break
-        if os.path.exists(dir_path):
-            return dir_path
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _replace_special_chars(str_value, replace_char="_", addon=None):
-        """
-        DESCRIPTION:
-            Function to replace any special character with a underscore(_).
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            str_value:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies the value of string which has special characters.
-                Types: str
-
-            replace_char:
-                Optional Argument.
-                Specifies the value to be replaced for any special character.
-                Types: str
-
-            addon
-                Optional Argument.
-                Specifies a dictionary with key as value to be checked in "s" and value
-                to be replaced in "s".
-                Types: dict
-
-        RETURNS:
-            str
-
-        EXAMPLES:
-            >>> json_dir = UtilFuncs._replace_special_chars("123$%.", addon={"$": "#"})
-        """
-        char_dict = {'A': 'A',
-                     'B': 'B',
-                     'C': 'C',
-                     'D': 'D',
-                     'E': 'E',
-                     'F': 'F',
-                     'G': 'G',
-                     'H': 'H',
-                     'I': 'I',
-                     'J': 'J',
-                     'K': 'K',
-                     'L': 'L',
-                     'M': 'M',
-                     'N': 'N',
-                     'O': 'O',
-                     'P': 'P',
-                     'Q': 'Q',
-                     'R': 'R',
-                     'S': 'S',
-                     'T': 'T',
-                     'U': 'U',
-                     'V': 'V',
-                     'W': 'W',
-                     'X': 'X',
-                     'Y': 'Y',
-                     'Z': 'Z',
-                     'a': 'a',
-                     'b': 'b',
-                     'c': 'c',
-                     'd': 'd',
-                     'e': 'e',
-                     'f': 'f',
-                     'g': 'g',
-                     'h': 'h',
-                     'i': 'i',
-                     'j': 'j',
-                     'k': 'k',
-                     'l': 'l',
-                     'm': 'm',
-                     'n': 'n',
-                     'o': 'o',
-                     'p': 'p',
-                     'q': 'q',
-                     'r': 'r',
-                     's': 's',
-                     't': 't',
-                     'u': 'u',
-                     'v': 'v',
-                     'w': 'w',
-                     'x': 'x',
-                     'y': 'y',
-                     'z': 'z',
-                     '0': '0',
-                     '1': '1',
-                     '2': '2',
-                     '3': '3',
-                     '4': '4',
-                     '5': '5',
-                     '6': '6',
-                     '7': '7',
-                     '8': '8',
-                     '9': '9'}
-        char_dict.update({" ": "", "_": "_", "\"": ""})
-        if addon:
-            char_dict.update(addon)
-        return reduce(lambda x,y: x+y, (char_dict.get(c, replace_char) for c in str_value))
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_dict_from_libs(lib_name):
-        """
-        DESCRIPTION:
-            Function to format the list of library version string to a dictionary,
-            on the basis of regex.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            lib_name:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies the libs the user wants to format to a dictionary with
-                key as lib_name and value as lib_version.
-                Types: str, list of str
-
-        RETURNS:
-            dict
-        """
-        result = {}
-        if isinstance(lib_name, str):
-            lib_name = UtilFuncs._as_list(lib_name)
-        for lib in lib_name:
-            matches = re.findall(r'([^<>=]+)([<>=].*)', lib)
-            if matches:
-                for key, value in matches:
-                    result[key] = value
-            else:
-                result[lib] = ''
-        return result
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _is_valid_td_type(type_):
-        """
-        DESCRIPTION:
-            Function to check whether it is valid teradatasqlalchemy type or not.
-
-        PARAMETERS:
-            type_:
-                Required Argument.
-                Specifies any value which needs to be validated for teradatasqlalchemy type.
-                Types: Any python object
-
-        RETURNS:
-            bool
-        """
-        if isinstance(type_, _TDType):
-            return True
-        if isinstance(type_, type) and issubclass(type_, _TDType):
-            return True
-        return False
-
-
-from teradataml.common.aed_utils import AedUtils
-from teradataml.dbutils.filemgr import remove_file
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+Unpublished work.
+Copyright (c) 2018 by Teradata Corporation. All rights reserved.
+TERADATA CORPORATION CONFIDENTIAL AND TRADE SECRET
+
+Primary Owner: mounika.kotha@teradata.com
+Secondary Owner:
+
+This is a common class to include common functionality required
+by other classes which can be reused according to the need.
+
+Add all the common functions in this class like creating temporary table names, getting
+the datatypes etc.
+"""
+import uuid
+from math import floor
+import os, itertools
+import time
+import re, requests
+import sqlalchemy
+from pathlib import Path
+from numpy import number
+from sqlalchemy import Column, MetaData, Table
+from teradataml.context.context import get_connection
+
+from teradataml import _version
+from teradataml.context import context as tdmlctx
+from teradataml.common.exceptions import TeradataMlException
+from teradataml.common.messages import Messages
+from teradataml.common.messagecodes import MessageCodes
+from teradataml.common.sqlbundle import SQLBundle
+from teradataml.common import td_coltype_code_to_tdtype
+from teradataml.common.constants import PythonTypes
+from teradataml.common.constants import TeradataTypes
+from teradataml.common.garbagecollector import GarbageCollector
+from teradataml.common.constants import TeradataConstants, PTITableConstants, \
+    TableOperatorConstants, HTTPRequest
+from teradataml.common.warnings import VantageRuntimeWarning
+from teradataml.options.configure import configure
+from teradataml.options.display import display
+from teradataml.common.constants import TeradataReservedKeywords, TeradataConstants
+
+from teradatasqlalchemy.types import _TDType
+from teradatasqlalchemy.types import (INTEGER, SMALLINT, BIGINT, BYTEINT,
+                                      DECIMAL, FLOAT, NUMBER)
+from teradatasqlalchemy.types import (DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP)
+from teradatasqlalchemy.types import (BYTE, VARBYTE, BLOB)
+from teradatasqlalchemy.types import (CHAR, VARCHAR, CLOB)
+from functools import reduce
+import warnings
+from teradatasqlalchemy.telemetry.queryband import set_queryband, collect_queryband, get_qb_query
+from teradataml.utils.utils import execute_sql
+from teradataml.utils.validators import _Validators
+from sqlalchemy.exc import OperationalError as sqlachemyOperationalError
+
+
+class UtilFuncs():
+    def _get_numeric_datatypes(self):
+        """
+        Returns the numeric data types used in Teradata Vantage
+        **From : https://www.info.teradata.com/HTMLPubs/DB_TTU_16_00/
+        index.html#page/General_Reference/B035-1091-160K/psa1472241434371.html
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            None
+
+        RAISES:
+            None
+
+        RETURNS:
+            List of numeric data types used in Teradata Vantage
+        """
+        return [BYTEINT, SMALLINT, INTEGER, BIGINT, DECIMAL, FLOAT, NUMBER]
+
+    def _get_timedate_datatypes(self):
+        """
+        Returns a list of TimeDate data types.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            None
+
+        RAISES:
+            None
+
+        RETURNS:
+            List of TimeDate data types used in Teradata Vantage
+        """
+        return [TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME]
+
+    def _get_character_datatypes(self):
+        """
+        Returns a list of Character data types.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            None
+
+        RAISES:
+            None
+
+        RETURNS:
+            List of Character data types used in Teradata Vantage
+        """
+        return [CHAR, VARCHAR, CLOB]
+
+    def _get_byte_datatypes(self):
+        """
+        Returns a list of byte like data types.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            None
+
+        RAISES:
+            None
+
+        RETURNS:
+            List of Byte data types used in Teradata Vantage
+        """
+        return [BYTE, VARBYTE, BLOB]
+
+    def _get_categorical_datatypes(self):
+        """
+        Returns a list of containing Character and TimeDate data types.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            None
+
+        RAISES:
+            None
+
+        RETURNS:
+            List of Character and TimeDate data types used in Teradata Vantage
+        """
+        return list.__add__(self._get_character_datatypes(), self._get_timedate_datatypes())
+
+    def _get_all_datatypes(self):
+        """
+        Returns a list of Character, Numeric and TimeDate data types.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            None
+
+        RAISES:
+            None
+
+        RETURNS:
+            List of Character, Numeric and TimeDate data types used in Teradata Vantage
+        """
+        return list.__add__(self._get_categorical_datatypes(), self._get_numeric_datatypes())
+
+    def _get_db_name_from_dataframe(self, df):
+        """
+        DESCRIPTION:
+            Function to get database name from teradataml DataFrame.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            df:
+                Required Argument.
+                Specifies the input teradataml DataFrame.
+                Types: teradataml DataFrame
+
+        RETURNS:
+            Database name.
+
+        RAISES:
+            None.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            UtilFuncs()._get_db_name_from_dataframe(df)
+        """
+        if df._table_name is None:
+            from teradataml.dataframe.dataframe_utils import DataFrameUtils
+            df._table_name = DataFrameUtils()._execute_node_return_db_object_name(df._nodeid,
+                                                                                  df._metaexpr)
+
+        db_name = self._extract_db_name(df._table_name)
+        if db_name is None or db_name == "":
+            # Extract db_name from SQLAlchemy Engine URL.
+            if 'DATABASE' in tdmlctx.get_context().url.query:
+                db_name = tdmlctx.get_context().url.query['DATABASE']
+            else:
+                db_name = tdmlctx._get_current_databasename()
+        else:
+            db_name = db_name.replace("\"", "")
+
+        return db_name
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_valid_aggregate_operations():
+        """
+        Returns the list of valid aggregate operations on Teradata Vantage
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            None
+
+        RAISES:
+            None
+
+        RETURNS:
+            List of valid aggregate operations possible on Teradata Vantage
+        """
+        return ['count', 'kurtosis', 'max', 'mean', 'median', 'min', 'percentile', 'skew', 'std',
+                'sum', 'unique', 'var']
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_valid_time_series_aggregate_operations():
+        """
+        Returns the list of valid aggregate operations on Teradata Vantage
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            None
+
+        RAISES:
+            None
+
+        RETURNS:
+            List of valid aggregate operations possible on Teradata Vantage
+        """
+        return ['bottom', 'bottom with ties', 'delta_t', 'first', 'last', 'mad', 'mode', 'top',
+                'top with ties']
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _generate_temp_table_name(databasename=None, user=None, prefix=None,
+                                  use_default_database=False, gc_on_quit=True, quote=True,
+                                  table_type=TeradataConstants.TERADATA_VIEW):
+        """
+        DESCRIPTION:
+            Function to return the random string for temporary table names.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            databasename:
+                Optional Argument.
+                Specifies the database name to use while generating the script.
+                Types: str
+
+            user:
+                Optional Argument.
+                Specifies the current username or database name on which user logged on to Teradata Vantage.
+                Types: str
+
+            prefix:
+                Optional Argument.
+                Specifies the prefix of the module from which table/view name is requested.
+                Types: str
+
+            use_default_database:
+                Optional Argument.
+                Specifies whether to create a table or view in the default database when
+                "databasename" is not provided.
+                Default value: False
+                Types: str
+
+            gc_on_quit:
+                Optional Argument.
+                Specifies whether to garbage collect the table/view with the generated name
+                at the end of the session.
+                When 'True', the objects created with the generated name will be garbage
+                collected at the end of the session.
+                Default value: True
+                Types: bool
+
+            quote:
+                Optional Argument.
+                Specifies whether to quote the database name and table/view name.
+                When 'True', quotes are added around the database name and the table/view name.
+                Default value: True
+                Types: bool
+
+            table_type:
+                Optional Argument.
+                Specifies the type of objects - table or view.
+                Default value: TeradataConstants.TERADATA_VIEW
+                Types: TeradataConstant
+
+        RETURNS:
+            Temporary table name.
+
+        RAISES:
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            new_table_name = UtilFuncs._generate_temp_table_name(user='tdqg', prefix="from_pandas")
+            new_table_name = UtilFuncs._generate_temp_table_name(user='tdqg', prefix="from_pandas",
+                                                                 table_type = TeradataConstants.TERADATA_VIEW)
+            new_table_name = UtilFuncs._generate_temp_table_name(user='tdqg', prefix="from_pandas",
+                                                                 table_type = TeradataConstants.TERADATA_TABLE)
+
+        Output:
+            tdml_temp_table__1517501990393350 (or)
+            tdqg.tdml_temp_table__1517501990393350 (or)
+            tdml_temp_table__from_pandas_1517501990393350 (or)
+            tdqg.tdml_temp_table__from_pandas_1517501990393350
+        """
+        # Number of seconds since  Jan 1, 1970 00:00:00
+        timestamp = time.time()
+        tabname = "ml_"
+        random_string = "{}{}".format(floor(timestamp / 1000000),
+                                      floor(timestamp % 1000000 * 1000000 +
+                                            int(str(uuid.uuid4().fields[-1])[:10])))
+        if prefix is not None:
+            tabname = "{}_{}".format(tabname, prefix)
+
+        tabname = "{}_{}".format(tabname, random_string)
+
+        if use_default_database and databasename is None:
+            tabname = "\"{}\".\"{}\"".format(tdmlctx._get_context_temp_databasename(
+                table_type=table_type), tabname)
+
+        if user is not None:
+            tabname = "\"{}\".\"{}\"".format(user, tabname)
+
+        if databasename is not None:
+            tabname = "\"{}\".\"{}\"".format(databasename, tabname)
+
+        # Enable garbage collection for the temporary view & table created while transformations.
+        if gc_on_quit:
+            GarbageCollector._add_to_garbagecollector(tabname, table_type)
+
+        return tabname
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _generate_temp_script_name(database_name=None, prefix=None, use_default_database=True,
+                                   gc_on_quit=True, quote=True,
+                                   script_type=TeradataConstants.TERADATA_SCRIPT,
+                                   extension=None):
+        """
+        DESCRIPTION:
+            Function to return the random string for temporary script names.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            database_name:
+                Optional Argument:
+                Specifies the database name on which user logged on to Teradata Vantage.
+                Types: str
+
+            prefix:
+                Optional Argument.
+                Specifies the prefix of the module or function from which script name is requested.
+                Types: str
+
+            use_default_database:
+                Optional Argument.
+                Specifies whether the script will be installed in the default/connected database.
+                When 'True', the current/default database name will be used for generating the name.
+                Default value: True
+                Types: bool
+
+            gc_on_quit:
+                Optional Argument.
+                Specifies whether to garbage collect the object with the generated name
+                at the end of the session.
+                When 'True', the objects created with the generated name will be garbage
+                collected at the end of the session.
+                Default value: True
+                Types: bool
+
+            quote:
+                Optional Argument.
+                Specifies whether to quote the database name and script name.
+                When 'True', quotes are added around the database name and the script name.
+                Default value: True
+                Types: bool
+
+            script_type:
+                Optional Argument.
+                Specifies the type of script.
+                Default value: TeradataConstants.TERADATA_SCRIPT
+                Types: TeradataConstant
+
+            extension:
+                Optional Argument.
+                Specifies the extension of the script.
+                Default value: None
+                Types: str
+
+        RETURNS:
+            Temporary script name.
+
+        RAISES:
+            None.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            new_script_name = UtilFuncs._generate_temp_script_name(use_default_database=True,
+                                                                  script_type = TeradataConstants.TERADATA_SCRIPT)
+        """
+        # NOTE:
+        # 1. There can be other types of scripts going forward which may require their own type (like for Apply).
+        #    Hence, we have a 'script_type' argument which currently has only one possible value.
+        # 2. Currently map_row and map_partition use only default database, but going forward this can be changed
+        #    to use other databases for installation of script, using 'database_name'.
+
+        timestamp = time.time()
+        script_name = "ml_"
+
+        random_string = "{}{}".format(floor(timestamp / 1000000),
+                                      floor(timestamp % 1000000 * 1000000 +
+                                            int(str(uuid.uuid4().fields[-1])[:10])))
+
+        if prefix is not None:
+            script_name = "{}_{}".format(script_name, prefix)
+
+        script_name = "{}_{}".format(script_name, random_string)
+
+        if extension is not None:
+            script_name = "{}.{}".format(script_name, extension)
+
+        dbname_to_use = tdmlctx._get_current_databasename()
+        if not use_default_database and database_name is not None:
+            dbname_to_use = database_name
+
+        script_name = "\"{}\".\"{}\"".format(dbname_to_use, script_name)
+
+        # Enable garbage collection for the temporary script created.
+        if gc_on_quit:
+            GarbageCollector._add_to_garbagecollector(script_name, script_type)
+
+        return script_name
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _serialize_and_encode(obj):
+        """
+        DESCRIPTION:
+            Internal utility to serialize any Python object (including functions)
+            using dill and encode using base64.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            obj:
+                Specifies the Python object to serialize and encode.
+                Types: object
+
+        RAISES:
+            None.
+
+        RETURNS:
+            An encoded byte string representing the serialized object 'obj'.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            >>> # Serializing and encoding a literal value
+            >>> literal = UtilFuncs._serialize_and_encode('literal value')
+            >>> # Serializing and encoding a function
+            >>> def udf(a, b): return a + b
+            >>> func = UtilFuncs._serialize_and_encode(udf)
+        """
+        from dill import dumps as dill_dumps
+        from base64 import b64encode as base64_b64encode
+
+        return base64_b64encode(dill_dumps(obj, recurse=True))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _quote_table_names(table_name):
+        """
+        Quotes table names or view names.
+        If the table name is in the format schema.table_name, it will quote the
+        schema name and table name.
+
+        Example:
+            mytab -> "my.tab"
+            schema.mytable -> "schema"."my.tab"
+            myview -> "myview"
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            table_name - The name of table or view. The name can include the schema (e.g. schema.table_name)
+
+        RETURNS:
+            returns the quoted table name.
+
+        RAISES:
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            table_name = UtilFuncs._quote_table_names(table_name)
+
+        """
+        table_name_list = re.findall('".+?"', table_name)
+        if table_name_list:
+            for i in range(0, len(table_name_list)):
+                if not (table_name_list[i].startswith("\"") and table_name_list[i].endswith("\"")):
+                    table_name_list[i] = UtilFuncs._teradata_quote_arg(table_name_list[i], "\"", False)
+
+            return ".".join(table_name_list)
+        else:
+            return "\"{}\"".format(table_name)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _execute_ddl_statement(ddl_statement):
+        """
+        Executes a DDL statment and commits transaction
+        This is an internal function.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            ddl_statement - Teradata DDL statement.
+
+        RETURNS:
+
+        RAISES:
+            Database error if an error occurred while executing the DDL statement.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            UtilFuncs._execute_ddl_statement('create table mytab (col1 int, col2 varchar(20))')
+
+        """
+        # Empty queryband buffer before SQL call.
+        UtilFuncs._set_queryband()
+        # Let's execute our DDL statement with escape function '{fn teradata_fake_result_sets}'
+        # offered by teradatasql driver. This function will allow us catch any warnings thrown
+        # from the Vantage. Hence, executing the DDL statement with this escape function.
+        ddl_statement = "{fn teradata_fake_result_sets} " + ddl_statement
+
+        if tdmlctx.td_connection is not None:
+            cursor = None
+            try:
+                conn = tdmlctx.td_connection.connection
+                cursor = conn.cursor()
+                cursor.execute(ddl_statement)
+
+                # Warnings are displayed when the "suppress_vantage_runtime_warnings" attribute is set to 'False'.
+                if not display.suppress_vantage_runtime_warnings:
+                    # Fetch the result set just to check whether we have received any warnings or not.
+                    warnRes = cursor.fetchone()
+                    # Check for "display.suppress_vantage_runtime_warnings" set to 'True'.
+                    # Check for warning code and warning message
+                    # warnRes[5] contains the Warning Code
+                    # warnRes[6] contains the actual Warning Message
+                    if warnRes[5] != 0 and warnRes[6] != "":
+                        # Raise warning raised from Vantage as is.
+                        warnings.simplefilter("always")
+                        msg_ = Messages.get_message(MessageCodes.VANTAGE_WARNING)
+                        warnings.warn(msg_.format(warnRes[5], warnRes[6]), VantageRuntimeWarning)
+
+                conn.commit()
+            except:
+                # logger.debug("Got exception while executing ({0})".format(teradataSQL))
+                raise
+            finally:
+                if cursor:
+                    cursor.close()
+        else:
+            raise TeradataMlException(Messages.get_message(MessageCodes.CONNECTION_FAILURE),
+                                      MessageCodes.CONNECTION_FAILURE)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _execute_query(query, fetchWarnings=False, expect_none_result=False):
+        """
+        Retrieves result set data from query.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            query:
+                Required Argument.
+                Specifies the SQL query to execute.
+                Types: str
+
+            fetchWarnings:
+                Optional Argument.
+                Specifies a flag that decides whether to raise warnings thrown from Vanatge or not.
+                Default Values: False
+                Types: bool
+
+            expect_none_result:
+               Optional Argument.
+               When set to True, warnings will not be fetched and only result set is fetched.
+               Returns None if no result set is received from the backend.
+               When fetchWarnings is set to True this option is ignored.
+               Default Values: False
+               Types: bool
+
+        RETURNS:
+            Returns only result set from query if 'fetchWarnings' is False. If set to True, then
+            return result set and columns for the result set.
+
+        RAISES:
+            Database error if an error occurred while executing query.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            result = UtilFuncs._execute_query('select col1, col2 from mytab')
+            result = UtilFuncs._execute_query('help column mytab.*')
+
+            result = UtilFuncs._execute_query('help column mytab.*')
+
+            # Execute the stored procedure using fetchWarnings.
+            UtilFuncs._execute_query("call SYSUIF.INSTALL_FILE('myfile',
+                                                             'filename.py',
+                                                             'cb!/Documents/filename.py')",
+                                                              True, False)
+
+            # Execute the stored procedure without fetchWarnings but still needs resultsets.
+            UtilFuncs._execute_query("call SYSUIF.list_base_environments()", False, True)
+
+        """
+        # Empty queryband buffer before SQL call.
+        UtilFuncs._set_queryband()
+
+        if fetchWarnings:
+            # Let's execute our DDL statement with escape function '{fn teradata_fake_result_sets}'
+            # offered by teradatasql driver. This function will allow us catch any warnings thrown
+            # from the Vantage. Hence, executing the DDL statement with this escape function.
+            query = "{fn teradata_fake_result_sets} " + query
+
+        if tdmlctx.td_connection is not None:
+            cursor = None
+            try:
+                conn = tdmlctx.td_connection.connection
+                cursor = conn.cursor()
+                cursor.execute(query)
+
+                if fetchWarnings:
+                    # Fetch the result set just to check whether we have received any warnings or not.
+                    warnRes = cursor.fetchone()
+                    # Check for warning code and warning message
+                    # warnRes[5] contains the Warning Code
+                    # warnRes[6] contains the actual Warning Message
+                    if (warnRes[5] != 0 and warnRes[6] != "") and not display.suppress_vantage_runtime_warnings:
+                        # Raise warning raised from Vantage as is.
+                        warnings.simplefilter("always")
+                        msg_ = Messages.get_message(MessageCodes.VANTAGE_WARNING)
+                        warnings.warn(msg_.format(warnRes[5], warnRes[6]), VantageRuntimeWarning)
+
+                    cursor.nextset()
+
+                    return cursor.fetchall(), [col_desc[0] for col_desc in cursor.description]
+
+                # This check may be removed if DBS side stored procedure are fixed to return empty
+                # result sets with columns in cursor.description
+                elif expect_none_result:
+                    cursor.nextset()
+                    # Some stored procedure returns None if result set has no rows.
+                    # cannot use fetchall call in such cases. If SPs are fixed to support result sets with zero
+                    # rows then below call may be removed in the future.
+                    if cursor.rowcount <= 0:
+                        return None, None
+                    return cursor.fetchall(), [col_desc[0] for col_desc in cursor.description]
+
+                else:
+                    return cursor.fetchall()
+            except:
+                raise
+            finally:
+                if cursor:
+                    cursor.close()
+        else:
+            raise TeradataMlException(Messages.get_message(MessageCodes.CONNECTION_FAILURE),
+                                      MessageCodes.CONNECTION_FAILURE)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    @collect_queryband(queryband='CreateView')
+    def _create_view(view_name, query):
+        """
+        Create a view from the given query.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            view_name - View name
+            query - SQL query
+
+        RAISES
+
+        RETURNS:
+            True if success.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            UtilFuncs._create_view(view_name, "select * from table_name")
+        """
+        crt_view = SQLBundle._build_create_view(view_name, query)
+        try:
+            UtilFuncs._execute_ddl_statement(crt_view)
+            return True
+        except:
+            raise
+
+    @staticmethod
+    @collect_queryband(queryband='CreateTbl')
+    def _create_table(table_name, query, volatile=False):
+        """
+        Create a table from the given query.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            table_name - Fully qualified quoted table name.
+            query - SQL query
+            volatile - Specifies whether to create volatile table or not.
+                       When set to True, volatile table is created, otherwise
+                       permanent table is created.
+
+        RAISES
+
+        RETURNS:
+            True if success, false if fails
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            UtilFuncs._create_table('"dbname"."table_name"', "select * from table_name")
+        """
+        crt_table = SQLBundle._build_create_table_with_data(table_name, query)
+        if volatile:
+            crt_table = SQLBundle._build_create_volatile_table_with_data(table_name, query)
+
+        UtilFuncs._execute_ddl_statement(crt_table)
+        return True
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_non_null_counts(col_names, table_name):
+        """
+        Returns a list of non-null count for each column in col_names from table table_name.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            col_names - list of column names for table table_name.
+            table_name - table name.
+
+        RETURNS:
+            returns a list of non-null counts for each column.
+
+        RAISES:
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            UtilFuncs._get_non_null_counts(col_names, 'mytab')
+
+        """
+        count_col_names = ["count(\"{0}\")".format(name) for name in col_names]
+        select_count = "select {0} from {1}".format(", ".join(count_col_names), table_name)
+        result = UtilFuncs._execute_query(select_count)
+        return [str(i) for i in result[0]]
+
+    @staticmethod
+    @collect_queryband(queryband='CreateVolaTbl')
+    def _get_volatile_table(query, with_data=False):
+        """
+        Creates a volatile table as query.
+        If with_data is True, creates the volatile table with data.
+        Else, creates the volatile table without data.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            query - The query used to create the volatile table.
+            with_data(optional) - True, creates table with data.
+                                  False, creates table without data. Default is False
+
+        RETURNS:
+            returns the temporary name of the volatile table.
+
+        RAISES:
+            Database error if an error occurred while creating the volatile table.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            UtilFuncs._get_volatile_table('select col1, col2, from mytab')
+            UtilFuncs._get_volatile_table('select col1, col2, from mytab', with_data=True)
+
+        """
+        vtab_name = UtilFuncs._generate_temp_table_name()
+        if with_data:
+            create_vtab_ddl = SQLBundle._build_create_volatile_table_with_data(vtab_name, query)
+        else:
+            create_vtab_ddl = SQLBundle._build_create_volatile_table_without_data(vtab_name, query)
+        UtilFuncs._execute_ddl_statement(create_vtab_ddl)
+        return vtab_name
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _drop_table(table_name, check_table_exist=True):
+        """
+        Drops a table.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            table_name - The table to drop.
+            check_table_exist - Checks if the table exist before dropping the table.
+
+        RETURNS:
+            True - if the table is dropped.
+
+        RAISES:
+            Database error if an error occurred while dropping the table.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            UtilFuncs._drop_table('mytab')
+            UtilFuncs._drop_table('mytab', check_table_exist = False)
+            UtilFuncs._drop_table('mydb.mytab', check_table_exist = False)
+            UtilFuncs._drop_table("mydb"."mytab", check_table_exist = True)
+
+        """
+        drop_tab = SQLBundle._build_drop_table(table_name)
+        if check_table_exist is True:
+            helptable = UtilFuncs._get_help_tablename(table_name)
+            if helptable:
+                UtilFuncs._execute_ddl_statement(drop_tab)
+                return True
+        else:
+            UtilFuncs._execute_ddl_statement(drop_tab)
+            return True
+
+        return False
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _drop_view(view_name, check_view_exist=True):
+        """
+        Drops a view.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            view_name - The view to drop.
+            check_view_exist - Checks if the view exist before dropping the view.
+
+        RETURNS:
+            True - if the view is dropped.
+
+        RAISES:
+            Database error if an error occurred while dropping the view.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            UtilFuncs._drop_view('myview')
+            UtilFuncs._drop_view('myview', check_view_exist = False)
+            UtilFuncs._drop_view('mydb.myview', check_view_exist = False)
+            UtilFuncs._drop_view("mydb"."myview", check_view_exist = True)
+        """
+        drop_view = SQLBundle._build_drop_view(view_name)
+        if check_view_exist is True:
+            viewdetails = UtilFuncs._get_help_viewname(view_name)
+            if viewdetails:
+                UtilFuncs._execute_ddl_statement(drop_view)
+                return True
+        else:
+            UtilFuncs._execute_ddl_statement(drop_view)
+            return True
+
+        return False
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _delete_script(script_name, file_type=TeradataConstants.TERADATA_SCRIPT,
+                       check_script_exist=True):
+        """
+        DESCRIPTION:
+            Function to remove a user-installed file/script.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            script_name:
+                Required Argument.
+                Specifies the name of the script to remove.
+                Types: str
+
+            file_type:
+                Optional Argument.
+                Specifies the type of the file to remove, whether it is from
+                Enterpise (TeradataConstants.TERADATA_SCRIPT) or from Lake
+                (TeradataConstants.TERADATA_APPLY).
+                Default value: TeradataConstants.TERADATA_SCRIPT
+                Permitted Values: TeradataConstants.TERADATA_SCRIPT, TeradataConstants.TERADATA_APPLY
+                Types: TeradataConstants
+
+            check_script_exist:
+                Required Argument. Applicable only when "file_type" is
+                TeradataConstants.TERADATA_SCRIPT. Ignored otherwise.
+                Specifies whether to check if the script exists or not before removing it.
+                When 'True', the presence of the script will be check for.
+                Default value: True
+                Types: bool
+
+        RETURNS:
+            True - if the script is removed.
+
+        RAISES:
+            Database error if an error occurred while dropping the view.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            UtilFuncs._delete_script('myview')
+            UtilFuncs._delete_script('myview', check_script_exist = False)
+            UtilFuncs._delete_script('mydb.myview', check_script_exist = False)
+            UtilFuncs._delete_script("mydb"."myview", check_script_exist = True)
+        """
+        dbname = UtilFuncs._teradata_unquote_arg(UtilFuncs._extract_db_name(script_name),
+                                                 quote='"')
+        script_alias = UtilFuncs._teradata_unquote_arg(UtilFuncs._extract_table_name(script_name),
+                                                       quote='"')
+        current_db = tdmlctx._get_current_databasename()
+
+        if file_type == TeradataConstants.TERADATA_SCRIPT:
+            script_exists = False
+            if check_script_exist:
+                query = "select count(*) from dbc.tablesV " \
+                        "where databasename = '{}' and tablename = '{}' " \
+                        "and tablekind = 'Z'".format(dbname, script_alias)
+
+                script_exists = True if UtilFuncs._execute_query(query)[0][0] == 1 else False
+
+            if script_exists or not check_script_exist:
+                try:
+                    # If the database is not the current/default database, we need to
+                    # set that as the session database to be able to remove the file.
+                    if dbname and dbname.lower() != current_db.lower():
+                        execute_sql('database {}'.format(dbname))
+
+                    # Strip off the file extension and extract the base name.
+                    from pathlib import Path
+                    script_base_name = Path(script_alias).stem
+
+                    # Remove the file.
+                    remove_file(script_base_name, force_remove=True, suppress_output=True)
+                    return True
+                except:
+                    raise
+                finally:
+                    # Reset the database if it was set to something else.
+                    if dbname and dbname.lower() != current_db.lower():
+                        execute_sql('database {}'.format(current_db))
+        else:
+            # environment name and file name are separated by '::'
+            # like <user_env_name(str)>::<apply_script_name>
+            env_name, script_alias = script_alias.split('::')
+
+            from teradataml.scriptmgmt.lls_utils import get_env
+            env = get_env(env_name)
+            env.remove_file(script_alias, suppress_output=True)
+            return True
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_help_vtablenames():
+        """
+        Function to get list of volatile tables.
+
+        RETURNS:
+            List of volatile tablenames.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            UtilFuncs._get_help_vtablenames()
+        """
+        vtables = UtilFuncs._execute_query(SQLBundle._build_help_volatile_table())
+        if vtables:
+            return list(map(str.strip, filter(None, vtables[0])))
+        return []
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_help_viewname(view_name):
+        """
+        Function to get help of the view.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            view_name - The name of the view.
+
+        RETURNS:
+            The help information of the view specified by view_name.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            UtilFuncs._get_help_viewname(myview)
+        """
+        return UtilFuncs._execute_query(SQLBundle._build_help_view(view_name))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_help_tablename(table_name):
+        """
+        Function to get help of the table.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            table_name - The name of the table.
+
+        RETURNS:
+            The help information of the table specified by table_name.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            UtilFuncs._get_help_tablename(mytable)
+        """
+        return UtilFuncs._execute_query(SQLBundle._build_help_table(table_name))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_select_table(table_name):
+        """
+        Function to get a table if exists.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            table_name - Table name to check if exists in the database.
+
+        RETURNS:
+            Table name in a list.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            UtilFuncs._get_select_table('mytab')
+
+        """
+        table = UtilFuncs._execute_query(SQLBundle._build_select_table_name(table_name))
+        if table:
+            return table[0]
+        return []
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _describe_column(metadata, to_type=None):
+        """
+        This is an internal function to retrieve
+        column names and column types for the table or view.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            metadata:
+                The result set from the HELP COLUMN command.
+
+        RETURNS:
+            A list of tuples (column_names, column_types).
+
+        RAISES:
+            Database errors if a problem occurs while trying to retrieve the column information.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            column_names_and_types = UtilFuncs._describe_column()
+
+        """
+        column_names_and_types = []
+        for row in metadata:
+            # logger.debug("Retrieving Teradata type for {0}".format(row[31]))
+            # row[31] corresponds to 'Column Dictionary Name' column in the result of 'HELP COLUMN' SQL commands result.
+            column_name = row[31]
+            # We also need to check if the column is a TD_TIMEBUCKET column, in which case we can ignore it.
+            # We do so by checking the column name, and row[48] which corresponds to the 'Time Series Column Type'
+            # column in the 'HELP COLUMN' command to make sure it is indeed the TD_TIMEBUCKET column in the PTI table,
+            # and not just a column with the same name in a PTI/non-PTI table.
+            # TD_TIMEBUCKET column is ignored since it is not functionally available to any user.
+            if column_name == PTITableConstants.TD_TIMEBUCKET.value and \
+                    len(row) > 48 and row[48] is not None and \
+                    row[48].strip() == PTITableConstants.TSCOLTYPE_TIMEBUCKET.value:
+                continue
+            if to_type == "TD":
+                # row[18] corresponds to the 'UDT Name' in the 'HELP COLUMN' SQL commands result.
+                # row[1] corresponds to the 'Type' in the 'HELP COLUMN' commands result.
+                column_names_and_types.append((column_name,
+                                               UtilFuncs._help_col_to_td_type(row[1].strip(),
+                                                                              row[18],
+                                                                              row[44])))
+            else:
+                column_names_and_types.append((column_name,
+                                               UtilFuncs._help_col_to_python_type(row[1].strip(),
+                                                                                  row[44])))
+
+        return column_names_and_types
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_pandas_converters(col_types):
+        """
+        DESCRIPTION:
+            Internal util function to get a dictionary of Python type names of columns
+            in a teradataml DataFrame mapped to lambda functions to process the
+            data to convert it to the type, which can be readily used with pandas'
+            read_csv() function's 'converters' argument.
+
+            Note: This utility provides converter functions only for values of type
+                  int, float, and decimal.Decimal.
+                  For types that don't expect empty strings in input
+                  i.e. for 'datetime.datetime', 'datetime.date' and 'datetime.time',
+                  the converter function returns None for empty string input.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            col_types:
+                Required Argument.
+                The list of Python types names corresponding to the columns in the input data.
+                Types: list
+
+        RAISES:
+            None
+
+        RETURNS:
+            dict
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            >>> pandas_converters = UtilFuncs._get_pandas_converters(["int", "str"])
+        """
+        pandas_converters = dict()
+        for i, type_ in enumerate(col_types):
+            # Add a functions that converts the string values to float or int when
+            # the value is not empty string, else return None.
+            if type_ in (PythonTypes.PY_FLOAT_TYPE.value,
+                         PythonTypes.PY_DECIMAL_TYPE.value):
+                pandas_converters[i] = lambda x: float(x) \
+                    if isinstance(x, (bytes, number, int, float)) \
+                    else float("".join(x.split())) if len(x.strip()) > 0 else None
+
+            elif type_ == PythonTypes.PY_INT_TYPE.value:
+                pandas_converters[i] = lambda x: int(x) \
+                    if isinstance(x, (bytes, number, int, float)) \
+                    else int(float("".join(x.split()))) if len(x.strip()) > 0 else None
+
+            elif type_ in (PythonTypes.PY_DATETIME_TYPE.value,
+                           PythonTypes.PY_DATE_TYPE.value,
+                           PythonTypes.PY_TIME_TYPE.value):
+                # For types that do not expect empty strings, add function to
+                # set them to None when value received is empty string.
+                pandas_converters[i] = lambda x: x if len(x.strip()) > 0 else None
+
+            else:
+                # For 'str' and 'bytes' types, add function that returns value as is.
+                pandas_converters[i] = lambda x: x
+
+        return pandas_converters
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _teradata_type_to_python_type(td_type):
+        """
+        Translate the Teradata type from metaexpr to Python types.
+        PARAMETERS:
+            td_type - The Teradata type from metaexpr.
+
+        RETURNS:
+            The Python type for the given td_type.
+
+        RAISES:
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            # o is an instance of INTEGER
+            pytype = UtilFuncs._teradata_type_to_python_type(o)
+
+        """
+
+        # loggerlogger.debug("_help_col_to_python_type td_type = {0} ".format(td_type))
+        if type(td_type) in TeradataTypes.TD_INTEGER_TYPES.value:
+            return PythonTypes.PY_INT_TYPE.value
+        elif type(td_type) in TeradataTypes.TD_FLOAT_TYPES.value:
+            return PythonTypes.PY_FLOAT_TYPE.value
+        elif type(td_type) in TeradataTypes.TD_DECIMAL_TYPES.value:
+            return PythonTypes.PY_DECIMAL_TYPE.value
+        elif type(td_type) in TeradataTypes.TD_BYTE_TYPES.value:
+            return PythonTypes.PY_BYTES_TYPE.value
+        elif type(td_type) in TeradataTypes.TD_DATETIME_TYPES.value:
+            return PythonTypes.PY_DATETIME_TYPE.value
+        elif type(td_type) in TeradataTypes.TD_TIME_TYPES.value:
+            return PythonTypes.PY_TIME_TYPE.value
+        elif type(td_type) in TeradataTypes.TD_DATE_TYPES.value:
+            return PythonTypes.PY_DATE_TYPE.value
+
+        return PythonTypes.PY_STRING_TYPE.value
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _help_col_to_python_type(col_type, storage_format):
+        """
+        Translate the 1 or 2 character TD type codes from HELP COLUMN to Python types.
+        PARAMETERS:
+            col_type - The 1 or 2 character type code from HELP COLUMN command.
+            storage_format - The storage format from HELP COLUMN command.
+
+        RETURNS:
+            The Python type for the given col_type.
+
+        RAISES:
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            pytype = UtilFuncs._help_col_to_python_type('CV', None)
+            pytype = UtilFuncs._help_col_to_python_type('DT', 'CSV')
+
+        """
+        if col_type in TeradataTypes.TD_INTEGER_CODES.value:
+            return PythonTypes.PY_INT_TYPE.value
+        elif col_type in TeradataTypes.TD_FLOAT_CODES.value:
+            return PythonTypes.PY_FLOAT_TYPE.value
+        elif col_type in TeradataTypes.TD_DECIMAL_CODES.value:
+            return PythonTypes.PY_DECIMAL_TYPE.value
+        elif col_type in TeradataTypes.TD_BYTE_CODES.value:
+            return PythonTypes.PY_BYTES_TYPE.value
+        elif col_type in TeradataTypes.TD_DATETIME_CODES.value:
+            return PythonTypes.PY_DATETIME_TYPE.value
+        elif col_type in TeradataTypes.TD_TIME_CODES.value:
+            return PythonTypes.PY_TIME_TYPE.value
+        elif col_type in TeradataTypes.TD_DATE_CODES.value:
+            return PythonTypes.PY_DATE_TYPE.value
+        elif col_type == "DT":
+            sfmt = storage_format.strip()
+            if sfmt == "CSV":
+                return PythonTypes.PY_STRING_TYPE.value
+            elif sfmt == "AVRO":
+                return PythonTypes.PY_BYTES_TYPE.value
+
+        return PythonTypes.PY_STRING_TYPE.value
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _help_col_to_td_type(col_type, udt_name, storage_format):
+        """
+        Translate the 2 character TD type codes from HELP COLUMN to Teradata types.
+        PARAMETERS:
+            col_type - The 2 character type code from HELP COLUMN command.
+            udt_name - The UDT name from the HELP COLUMN command.
+            storage_format - The storage format from HELP COLUMN command.
+
+        RETURNS:
+            The Teradata type for the given colType.
+
+        RAISES:
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            tdtype = UtilFuncs._help_col_to_td_type('CV', None, None)
+
+        """
+        # logger.debug("helpColumnToTeradataTypeName colType = {0} udtName = {1}
+        # storageFormat {2}".format(colType, udtName, storageFormat))
+        if col_type in td_coltype_code_to_tdtype.HELP_COL_TYPE_TO_TDTYPE:
+            return td_coltype_code_to_tdtype.HELP_COL_TYPE_TO_TDTYPE[col_type]
+
+        if col_type == "DT":
+            return "DATASET STORAGE FORMAT {0}".format(storage_format.strip())
+
+        if col_type in ["UD", "US", "UT", "A1", "AN"]:
+            if udt_name:
+                return udt_name
+
+        return col_type
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _convert_date_to_string(date_obj):
+        """
+        Converts the date from datetime.date object to String type in the format "DATE 1987-06-09".
+        PARAMETERS:
+            date_obj:
+                Required Argument.
+                Specifies the date object to convert to string type.
+                Types: datetime.date
+
+        RETURNS:
+            The String reresentation for the given datetime.date object in the format "DATE 1987-06-09"
+
+        RAISES:
+            None
+
+        Examples:
+            date_str = UtilFuncs._convert_date_to_string(date_obj)
+
+        """
+        date_str = 'DATE {}'.format(date_obj.strftime('%Y-%m-%d'))
+        return date_str
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _process_for_teradata_keyword(keyword):
+        """
+        Processing the Teradata Reserved keywords.
+        If keyword is in list of Teradata Reserved keywords, then it'll be quoted in double quotes "keyword".
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            keyword - A string or a list of strings to check whether it belongs to Teradata Reserved
+            Keywords or not.
+
+        RETURNS:
+            A quoted string or list of quoted strings, if keyword is one of the Teradata Reserved Keyword,
+            else same object as is.
+
+        RAISES:
+            None.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            # Passing non-reserved returns "xyz" as is.
+            keyword = self.__process_for_teradata_keyword("xyz")
+            print(keyword)
+            # Passing reserved str returns double-quoted str, i.e., "\"threshold\"".
+            keyword = self.__process_for_teradata_keyword("threshold")
+            print(keyword)
+        """
+        # If the input keyword is a list, then call the same function again for every
+        # element in the list.
+        if isinstance(keyword, list):
+            return [UtilFuncs._process_for_teradata_keyword(col) for col in keyword]
+
+        if isinstance(keyword, str) and keyword.upper() in \
+                TeradataReservedKeywords.TERADATA_RESERVED_WORDS.value:
+            return UtilFuncs._teradata_quote_arg(keyword, "\"", False)
+
+        return keyword
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _in_schema(schema_name, table_name):
+        """
+        Function takes a schema name and a table name and creates a database
+        object name in the format "schema"."table_name".
+        Note:
+            teradataml recommends to use this function to access table(s)/view(s),
+            from the database other than the default database.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            schema_name:
+                Required Argument
+                Specifies the schema where the table resides in.
+                Types: str
+
+            table_name:
+                Required Argument
+                Specifies the table name or view name in Vantage.
+                Types: str
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            from teradataml.dataframe.dataframe import in_schema, DataFrame
+
+            # Example 1: The following example creates a DataFrame from the
+            #            existing Vantage table "dbcinfo" in the non-default
+            #            database "dbc" using the in_schema() function.
+            df = DataFrame(in_schema("dbc", "dbcinfo"))
+
+            # Example 2: The following example uses from_table() function, existing
+            #            Vantage table "dbcinfo" and non-default database "dbc" to
+            #            create a teradataml DataFrame.
+            df = DataFrame.from_table(in_schema("dbc","dbcinfo"))
+
+        """
+        return "{0}.{1}".format(UtilFuncs._teradata_quote_arg(schema_name, "\"", False),
+                                UtilFuncs._teradata_quote_arg(table_name, "\"", False))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _extract_db_name(full_qualified_name):
+        """
+        Takes in fully qualified name of the table/view (db.table), and returns
+        a database name from the same.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            full_qualified_name - Name of the table/view
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            UtilFuncs._extract_db_name("db1"."tablename")
+
+        RETURNS:
+            Database name from the provided name.
+
+        """
+        # Extract the double quoted strings.
+        names = re.findall(r'["](.*?)["]', full_qualified_name)
+        # Remove quotes around the string.
+        names = [i.replace('"', '') for i in names]
+        if names:
+            if len(names) == 2:
+                return names[0]
+        else:
+            return None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _extract_table_name(full_qualified_name):
+        """
+        Takes in fully qualified name of the table/view (db.table), and returns
+        a table/view name from the same.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            full_qualified_name - Name of the table/view
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            UtilFuncs._extract_db_name("db1"."tablename")
+
+        RETURNS:
+            Table/View name from the provided name.
+
+        """
+        # Extract the double quoted strings.
+        names = re.findall(r'["](.*?)["]', full_qualified_name)
+        # Remove quotes around the string.
+        names = [i.replace('"', '') for i in names]
+        if names:
+            if len(names) == 2:
+                return names[1]
+            else:
+                return names[0]
+        return full_qualified_name
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _teradata_quote_arg(args, quote="'", call_from_wrapper=True):
+        """
+        Function to quote argument value.
+        PARAMETERS:
+            args : Argument to be quoted.
+            quote : Type of quote to be used for quoting. Default is
+                    single quote (').
+        RETURNS:
+            Argument with quotes as a string.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            When a call is being made from wrapper:
+                UtilFuncs._teradata_quote_arg(family, "'")
+            When a call is being made from non-wrapper function.
+                UtilFuncs._teradata_quote_arg(family, "'", False)
+        """
+        if call_from_wrapper and not configure.column_casesensitive_handler:
+            quote = ""
+            return args
+
+        # Returning same string if it already quoted. Applicable only for strings.
+        if isinstance(args, str) and args.startswith(quote) and args.endswith(quote):
+            return args
+        if args is None:
+            return None
+        if isinstance(args, list):
+            return ["{0}{1}{0}".format(quote, arg) for arg in args]
+
+        return "{0}{1}{0}".format(quote, args)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _teradata_unquote_arg(quoted_string, quote="'"):
+        """
+        Function to unquote argument value.
+        PARAMETERS:
+            quoted_string : String to be unquoted.
+            quote         : Type of quote to be used for unquoting. Default is
+                            single quote (').
+        RETURNS:
+            None if 'quoted_string' is not a string,
+            else Argument without quotes as a string.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            UtilFuncs._teradata_unquote_arg(family, "'")
+        """
+
+        if not isinstance(quoted_string, str):
+            return None
+
+        # Returning same string if it already unquoted.
+        if not quoted_string.startswith(quote) and not quoted_string.endswith(quote):
+            return quoted_string
+
+        return quoted_string[1:-1]
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _teradata_collapse_arglist(args_list, quote="'"):
+        """
+        Given a list as an argument this will single quote all the
+        list elements and combine them into a single string separated by
+        commas.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            args_list: List containing string/s to be quoted.
+            quote: Type of quote to be used for quoting. Default is single quote (').
+
+        RETURNS:
+            Single string separated by commas.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            UtilFuncs._teradata_collapse_arglist(family, "'")
+
+        """
+        expr = r"([\"'][\d.\d\w]+\s*[\"'][,]*\s*)+([\"']\s*[\d.\d\w]+[\"']$)"
+
+        # # return None if list is empty
+        # if not args_list and not isinstance(args_list, bool):
+        #     return args_list
+
+        # if args_list is a list quote all values of the list
+        if isinstance(args_list, list):
+            '''
+            EXAMPLE:
+                arg = ['admitted', 'masters', 'gpa', 'stats', 'programming']
+                UtilFuncs._teradata_collapse_arglist(arg, "\"")
+            RETURNS:
+                '"admitted","masters","gpa","stats","programming"'
+
+            '''
+            return ",".join("{0}{1}{0}".format(quote, arg) for arg in args_list)
+        elif (isinstance(args_list, str)) and (bool(re.match(expr, args_list)) is True):
+            '''
+            Quotes the arguments which is string of strings with the provided quote variable
+            value.
+            The expr should be strings separeted by commas. The string values can be digits or
+            alphabets.
+            For example:
+                args_list = '"masters","gpa","stats"'
+                quote = "'"
+                The args_list is quoted as below based on the quote argument provided:
+                    strQuotes = '"masters"','"gpa"','"stats"'
+            RETURNS:
+                quoted string
+
+            The quoted value is added to list in the functions with other arguments as:
+                funcOtherArgs = ["'2.0'", "'POISSON'", "'IDENTITY'", "'0.05'", "'10'", "'False'", "'True'",
+                '\'"masters"\',\'"gpa"\',\'"stats"\',\'"programming"\',\'"admitted"\'',
+                '\'"masters"\',\'"stats"\',\'"programming"\'']
+
+            '''
+            str_val = re.sub(r"\s+", "", args_list)
+            args_list = str_val.split(",")
+            return ",".join("{0}{1}{0}".format(quote, arg) for arg in args_list)
+        # if argVector is any value of int/str/bool type, quote the value
+        else:
+            return UtilFuncs._teradata_quote_arg(args_list, quote, False)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_metaexpr_using_columns(nodeid, column_info, with_engine=False, is_persist=False):
+        """
+        This internal function takes in input node ID and column information in zipped lists format
+        to return metaexpr with or without engine.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            nodeid - AED DAG node id for which a metaexpr is to be generated.
+            column_info - This contains zipped lists of column names and corresponding column types.
+            with_engine - A bool parameter, deciding whether to generate metaexpr with engine or not.
+                        Default is False.
+            is_persist -  A bool parameter, deciding whether to persist the result or not.
+                        Default is False.
+
+        RAISES:
+
+        RETURNS:
+            metaexpr for the provided node ID and with column inforamtion.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            node_id_list = self.__aed_utils._aed_ml_query(self.__input_nodeids, self.sqlmr_query, self.__func_output_args, "NaiveBayesMap")
+            stdout_column_info = zip(stdout_column_names, stdout_column_types)
+            UtilFuncs._get_metaexpr_using_columns(node_id_list[0], stdout_column_info)
+        """
+        from teradataml.dataframe.sql import _MetaExpression
+        if with_engine:
+            eng = tdmlctx.get_context()
+            meta = sqlalchemy.MetaData(eng)
+        else:
+            meta = sqlalchemy.MetaData()
+
+        # Get the output table name for node_id from AED
+        aed_utils = AedUtils()
+
+        table_name = aed_utils._aed_get_tablename(nodeid)
+        db_schema = UtilFuncs._extract_db_name(table_name)
+        db_table_name = UtilFuncs._extract_table_name(table_name)
+
+        # Constructing new Metadata (_metaexpr) without DB; _MetaExpression
+        ouptut_table = Table(db_table_name, meta,
+                             *(Column(col_name, col_type) for col_name, col_type in column_info),
+                             schema=db_schema)
+        return _MetaExpression(ouptut_table, is_persist=is_persist)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_metaexpr_using_parent_metaexpr(nodeid, metaexpr):
+        """
+        This internal function takes in input node ID and metaexpr (parents)
+        to return metaexpr with or without engine.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            nodeid:
+                Required Argument.
+                Specifies AED DAG node id for which a metaexpr is to be generated.
+
+            metaexpr:
+                Required Argument.
+                _MetaExpression() of a DataFrame objects which is to be used to extract and
+                create a new _MetaExpression.
+
+        RAISES:
+            None.
+
+        RETURNS:
+            metaexpr for the provided node ID and with metaexpr inforamtion.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            node_id_list = self.__aed_utils._aed_ml_query(self.__input_nodeids, self.sqlmr_query, self.__func_output_args, "NaiveBayesMap")
+            UtilFuncs._get_metaexpr_using_parent_metaexpr(node_id_list[0], parent_metaexpr)
+        """
+        meta_cols = metaexpr.t.c
+        meta_columns = [c.name for c in meta_cols]
+        col_names = []
+        col_types = []
+
+        # When column list to retrieve is not provided, return meta-data for all columns.
+        for col_name in meta_columns:
+            col_names.append(meta_cols[col_name].name)
+            col_types.append(meta_cols[col_name].type)
+
+        return UtilFuncs._get_metaexpr_using_columns(nodeid, zip(col_names, col_types))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _create_table_using_columns(table_name, columns_datatypes, pti_clause=None, storage=None):
+        """
+        Create a table with columns.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            table_name - Fully qualified quoted table name.
+            columns_datatypes - Column names and dattypes for the table
+            pti_clause - Specifies the string for the primary time index.
+            storage - Specifies the storage for the table.
+
+        RAISES
+
+        RETURNS:
+            True if success, false if fails
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            UtilFuncs._create_table_using_columns('"dbname"."table_name"', 
+                            "col1 varchar(10), col2 integer, col3 timestamp")
+        """
+        # If storage option is specified, add the storage clause in the create table statement.
+        if storage:
+            table_name = "{}, STORAGE={}".format(table_name, storage)
+
+        crt_table = SQLBundle._build_create_table_using_columns(table_name, columns_datatypes)
+
+        if pti_clause is not None:
+            crt_table = "{} PRIMARY TIME INDEX {}".format(crt_table, pti_clause)
+
+        try:
+            UtilFuncs._execute_ddl_statement(crt_table)
+            return True
+        except Exception:
+            raise
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_engine_name(engine):
+        """
+        Function to return the name of the engine mapped to the
+        argument 'engine' in function mapped dictionary.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            engine:
+                Required Argument.
+                Specifies the type of the engine.
+
+        RETURNS:
+            Name of the engine.
+
+        RAISES:
+            TeradataMLException
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            UtilFuncs._get_engine_name("ENGINE_SQL")
+
+        """
+        _Validators._validate_engine(engine)
+        supported_engines = TeradataConstants.SUPPORTED_ENGINES.value
+        return supported_engines[engine]['name']
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _as_list(obj):
+        """
+        Function to convert an object to list, i.e., just enclose the value passed to the
+        function in a list and return the same, if it is not of list type.
+        PARAMETERS:
+            obj:
+                Required Argument.
+                Specifies the object to be enclosed in a list.
+                Types: Any type except list.
+        RETURNS:
+            list
+        RAISES:
+            None.
+        EXAMPLES:
+            obj = UtilFuncs._as_list("vantage1.0")
+        """
+        return obj if isinstance(obj, list) else [obj]
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_all_columns(object, is_object_type_tdml_column):
+        """
+        Function to get all columns from a given teradataml DataFrame
+        or teradataml DataFrame column.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            object:
+                Required Argument.
+                Specifies either teradataml DataFrame or teradataml DataFrame
+                Column.
+                Types: teradataml DataFrame, _SQLColumnExpression
+
+            is_object_type_tdml_column:
+                Required Argument.
+                Specifies whether "object" is a teradataml DataFrame or
+                teradataml DataFrame Column.
+                If True, "object" treats as teradataml DataFrame Column.
+                If False, "object" treats as teradataml DataFrame.
+                Types: bool
+
+        RETURNS:
+            An iterator and each element in the iterator represents a Column
+
+        RAISES:
+            None.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            obj = UtilFuncs._get_all_columns(df.col, True)
+            obj = UtilFuncs._get_all_columns(df, False)
+        """
+        if is_object_type_tdml_column:
+            return UtilFuncs._all_df_column_expressions(object)
+        # object._metaexpr.c extracts the data to a list. And, the caller of
+        # this function will again iterate through the list, to process the
+        # list i.e. object._metaexpr.c is being iterated twice. To avoid this,
+        # a generator object is being constructed and returned.
+        return (c for c in object._metaexpr.c)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_file_contents(file_path, read_in_binary_mode=False):
+        """
+        Description:
+            Function to get the file content from a file, given absolute
+            file path.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            file_path:
+                Required Argument.
+                Specifies absolute file path of the file.
+                Types: str
+
+            read_in_binary_mode:
+                Optional Argument.
+                Specifies whether to read the file in binary format or not.
+                If True, read the file in binary mode.
+                If False, read the file in ASCII mode.
+                Default value: False
+                Types: bool
+
+        RETURNS:
+            str OR bytes
+
+        RAISES:
+            TeradataMlException
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            obj = UtilFuncs._get_file_contents("/abc/xyz.txt")
+            obj = UtilFuncs._get_file_contents("/abc/xyz.txt", True)
+        """
+        try:
+            mode = 'r'
+            if read_in_binary_mode:
+                mode = 'rb'
+            with open(file_path, mode) as file_data:
+                _Validators._check_empty_file(file_path)
+                return file_data.read()
+        except TeradataMlException:
+            raise
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            raise
+        except Exception as err:
+            msg_code = MessageCodes.EXECUTION_FAILED
+            raise TeradataMlException(
+                Messages.get_message(msg_code, "read contents of file '{}'".format(file_path), str(err)), msg_code)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _create_table_using_table_object(table_obj):
+        """
+        DESCRIPTION:
+            This function creates the table in Vantage using table object.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            table_obj:
+                Specifies the table object.
+                Types: sqlalchemy.sql.schema.Table
+
+        RETURNS:
+            None.
+
+        RAISES:
+            TeradataMlException
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            from sqlalchemy import Table, MetaData, Column
+
+            meta = MetaData()
+            # Create default Table construct with parameter dictionary
+            table_obj = Table(table_name, meta,
+                          *(Column(col_name, col_type)
+                            for col_name, col_type in
+                            zip(col_names, col_types)),
+                          teradatasql_post_create=pti,
+                          prefixes=prefix,
+                          schema=schema_name
+                          )
+
+            _create_table_using_table_object(table_obj)
+        """
+        if table_obj is not None:
+            try:
+                table_obj.create(bind=tdmlctx.get_context())
+            except sqlachemyOperationalError as err:
+                raise TeradataMlException(Messages.get_message(MessageCodes.TABLE_OBJECT_CREATION_FAILED) +
+                                          '\n' + str(err),
+                                          MessageCodes.TABLE_OBJECT_CREATION_FAILED)
+        else:
+            raise TeradataMlException(Messages.get_message(MessageCodes.TABLE_OBJECT_CREATION_FAILED),
+                                      MessageCodes.TABLE_OBJECT_CREATION_FAILED)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _extract_table_object_column_info(table_obj):
+        """
+        Internal function to extract the column name and column types from
+        table object.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            table_obj:
+                Required Argument.
+                Specifies the table object.
+                Types: sqlalchemy.sql
+
+        RETURNS:
+            Tuple
+
+        RAISES:
+            None
+
+        EXAMPLE:
+            meta = MetaData()
+            table = Table(table_name, meta, schema=schema_name, autoload_with=eng)
+            _extract_table_object_column_info(table.c)
+        """
+        col_names = []
+        col_types = []
+
+        for col in table_obj:
+            col_names.append(col.name)
+            col_types.append(col.type)
+
+        return col_names, col_types
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_warnings(argument_name, argument_value, specified_argument_name, specified_argument_value):
+        """
+        Internal function to print the warning.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            argument_name:
+                Required Argument.
+                Specifies the argument name to check.
+                Types: str
+
+            argument_value:
+                Required Argument.
+                Specifies the argument value to check.
+                Types: bool
+
+            specified_argument_name:
+                Required Argument.
+                Specifies the argument name to use in warning message.
+                Types: str
+
+            specified_argument_value:
+                Required Argument.
+                Specifies the argument value to use in warning message.
+                Types: str
+
+        RETURNS:
+            None
+
+        RAISES:
+            None
+
+        EXAMPLE:
+            _get_warnings(argument_name, argument_value, specified_argument_name, specified_argument_value)
+        """
+        if argument_value:
+            warnings.warn(Messages.get_message(MessageCodes.IGNORE_ARGS_WARN,
+                                               '{0}',
+                                               "{1}='{2}'",
+                                               'specified').format(argument_name,
+                                                                   specified_argument_name,
+                                                                   specified_argument_value))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_sqlalchemy_table(table_name, schema_name=None, check_table_exists=False):
+        """
+        Internal function returns the SQLAlchemy table object for a table.
+        If check_table_exists specified, function also checks for table existence.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            table_name:
+                Required Argument.
+                Specifies the table name.
+                Types: str
+
+            schema_name:
+                Optional Argument.
+                Specifies schema name.
+                Types: str
+
+            check_table_exists:
+                Optional Argument.
+                Specifies whether to check table exists or not.
+                Default Value: False
+                Types: bool
+
+        RETURNS:
+            sqlalchemy.sql.schema.Table
+
+        RAISES:
+            None
+
+        EXAMPLE:
+            _get_sqlalchemy_table(table_name='my_table')
+        """
+        con = tdmlctx.get_connection()
+
+        if check_table_exists:
+            table_exists = con.dialect.has_table(con, table_name, schema_name)
+
+            if not table_exists:
+                raise TeradataMlException(Messages.get_message(MessageCodes.TABLE_DOES_NOT_EXIST, table_name),
+                                          MessageCodes.TABLE_DOES_NOT_EXIST)
+
+        meta = MetaData()
+        return Table(table_name, meta,
+                     schema=schema_name,
+                     autoload_with=tdmlctx.get_context())
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _extract_table_object_index_info(table_obj):
+        """
+        Internal function to extract primary index information of existing table.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            table_obj:
+                Required Argument.
+                Specifies the sqlalchemy table object.
+                Types: sqlalchemy.sql.schema.Table.
+
+        RETURNS:
+            list.
+
+        RAISES:
+            None.
+
+        EXAMPLE:
+            _extract_table_object_index_info(table_object)
+        """
+        sqlalchemy_table_primary_index = table_obj.indexes
+        primary_index_list = []
+        for index in sqlalchemy_table_primary_index:
+            primary_index_list = index.columns.keys()
+        return primary_index_list
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_positive_infinity():
+        """
+        Description:
+            Function to get the positive infinity.
+
+        RETURNS:
+            float
+
+        RAISES:
+            None
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            inf = UtilFuncs._get_positive_infinity()
+        """
+        return float("inf")
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_negative_infinity():
+        """
+        Description:
+            Function to get the negative infinity.
+
+        RETURNS:
+            float
+
+        RAISES:
+            None
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            inf = UtilFuncs._get_negative_infinity()
+        """
+        return -1 * UtilFuncs._get_positive_infinity()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_class(class_name, supress_isinstance_check=False):
+        """
+        Description:
+            Function to get the class dynamically with the name as 'class_name'.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            class_name:
+                Required Parameter.
+                Specifies the name of the class generated to be.
+                Types: str
+
+            supress_isinstance_check:
+                Optional Parameter.
+                Specifies whether the dynamically created class should overwrite the
+                isinstance method or not. When set to True, if the class generated from
+                this function is passed to isinstance method, instead of verifying the
+                actual type, it tries to match the name of object's class with 'class_name'.
+                Default value: False
+                Types: bool
+
+        RETURNS:
+            type
+
+        RAISES:
+            None
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            inf = UtilFuncs._get_class("test")
+        """
+        parent_object = object
+        if supress_isinstance_check:
+
+            # isinstance function is governed by the dunder method __instancecheck__.
+            # However, unlike other dunder method's, __instancecheck__ should be overwritten
+            # for a class, instead of object ,i.e., while creating the class itself, __instancecheck__
+            # should be overwritten.
+            # Note that, python's type accepts either object or any other class as a parent class.
+            # Since, other than object, one should pass only a class to a python type, creating a
+            # dummy class and specifying the metaclass as SupressInstanceCheck so that the dummy class
+            # has updated __instancecheck__ dunder method.
+            class SupressInstanceCheck(type):
+                def __instancecheck__(self, instance):
+                    try:
+                        return self.__name__ == instance.__class__.__name__
+                    except Exception:
+                        return False
+
+            class temp(metaclass=SupressInstanceCheck):
+                pass
+
+            parent_object = temp
+
+        return type(class_name, (parent_object, ), {})
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_file_size(file_path, in_mb=True):
+        """
+        Description:
+            Function to get the size of file, given absolute file path.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            file_path:
+                Required Argument.
+                Specifies absolute file path of the file.
+                Types: str
+
+            in_mb:
+                Optional Argument.
+                Specifies whether to get the file size in mega bytes or not.
+                If True, size of the file returns in MB's. Otherwise, returns
+                in bytes.
+                Default value: True
+                Types: bool
+
+        RETURNS:
+            int OR float
+
+        RAISES:
+            TeradataMlException
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            file_size = UtilFuncs._get_file_size("/abc/xyz.txt")
+        """
+        size_in_bytes = os.path.getsize(file_path)
+
+        return size_in_bytes/(1024*1024.0) if in_mb else size_in_bytes
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _http_request(url, method_type=HTTPRequest.GET, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Description:
+            Function to initiate HTTP(S) request.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            url:
+                Required Argument.
+                Specifies the url to initiate http request.
+                Types: str
+
+            method_type:
+                Optional Argument.
+                Specifies the type of HTTP request.
+                Default value: HTTPREquest.GET
+                Types: HTTPRequest enum
+
+            **kwargs:
+                Specifies the keyword arguments required for HTTP Request.
+                Below are the expected arguments as a part of kwargs:
+                    json:
+                        Optional Argument.
+                        Specifies the payload for HTTP request in a dictionary.
+                        Types: dict
+
+                    data:
+                        Optional Argument.
+                        Specifies the payload for HTTP request in a string format.
+                        Types: str
+
+                    headers:
+                        Optional Argument.
+                        Specifies the headers for HTTP request.
+                        Types: dict
+
+                    verify:
+                        Optional Argument.
+                        Specifies whether to verify the certificate or not in a HTTPS request.
+                        One can specify either False to suppress the certificate verification or
+                        path to certificate to verify the certificate.
+                        Types: str OR bool
+
+                    files:
+                        Optional Argument.
+                        Specifies the file to be uploaded with a HTTP Request.
+                        Types: tuple
+
+        RETURNS:
+            Response object.
+
+        RAISES:
+            None
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            resp = UtilFuncs._http_request("http://abc/xyz.teradata")
+        """
+        kwargs["verify"] = configure.certificate_file
+
+        if not configure.certificate_file:
+            warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message="Unverified HTTPS request is being made to host[ a-zA-Z0-9'-.]*")
+
+        return getattr(requests, method_type.value)(url=url, **kwargs)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_tdml_directory():
+        """
+        DESCRIPTION:
+            Function to get the directory of teradataml module.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            None.
+
+        RETURNS:
+            str.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            >>> tdml_path = UtilFuncs._get_tdml_directory()
+        """
+        # Get the directory of teradataml module.
+        return os.path.dirname(_version.__file__)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_data_directory(dir_name=None, func_type=None, version=None):
+        """
+        DESCRIPTION:
+            Function to get the directory for jsons or docs from teradataml/data.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            dir_name:
+                Optional Argument.
+                Specifies the name of directory required from teradataml/data directory.
+                Permitted values : ["jsons", "docs"]
+                Types: str
+
+            func_type
+                Optional Argument.
+                Specifies the type of function for which jsons or docs directory is required.
+                Types: TeradataAnalyticFunctionInfo
+
+            version:
+                Optional Argument.
+                Specifies the version of directory for which jsons or docs directory is required.
+                Types: str
+
+        RETURNS:
+            path to desired directory.
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            >>> json_dir = UtilFuncs._get_data_directory(dir_name="jsons",
+            ...                                          func_type=TeradataAnalyticFunctionInfo.FASTPATH,
+            ...                                          version="17.10")
+
+        """
+        if func_type:
+            func_type = func_type.value["func_type"]
+        dir_path = os.path.join(UtilFuncs._get_tdml_directory(), "data")
+        levels = [dir_name, func_type, version]
+        for level in levels:
+            if level:
+                dir_path = os.path.join(dir_path, level)
+            else:
+                break
+        if os.path.exists(dir_path):
+            return dir_path
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _replace_special_chars(str_value, replace_char="_", addon=None):
+        """
+        DESCRIPTION:
+            Function to replace any special character with a underscore(_).
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            str_value:
+                Required Argument.
+                Specifies the value of string which has special characters.
+                Types: str
+
+            replace_char:
+                Optional Argument.
+                Specifies the value to be replaced for any special character.
+                Types: str
+
+            addon
+                Optional Argument.
+                Specifies a dictionary with key as value to be checked in "s" and value
+                to be replaced in "s".
+                Types: dict
+
+        RETURNS:
+            str
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            >>> json_dir = UtilFuncs._replace_special_chars("123$%.", addon={"$": "#"})
+        """
+        char_dict = {'A': 'A',
+                     'B': 'B',
+                     'C': 'C',
+                     'D': 'D',
+                     'E': 'E',
+                     'F': 'F',
+                     'G': 'G',
+                     'H': 'H',
+                     'I': 'I',
+                     'J': 'J',
+                     'K': 'K',
+                     'L': 'L',
+                     'M': 'M',
+                     'N': 'N',
+                     'O': 'O',
+                     'P': 'P',
+                     'Q': 'Q',
+                     'R': 'R',
+                     'S': 'S',
+                     'T': 'T',
+                     'U': 'U',
+                     'V': 'V',
+                     'W': 'W',
+                     'X': 'X',
+                     'Y': 'Y',
+                     'Z': 'Z',
+                     'a': 'a',
+                     'b': 'b',
+                     'c': 'c',
+                     'd': 'd',
+                     'e': 'e',
+                     'f': 'f',
+                     'g': 'g',
+                     'h': 'h',
+                     'i': 'i',
+                     'j': 'j',
+                     'k': 'k',
+                     'l': 'l',
+                     'm': 'm',
+                     'n': 'n',
+                     'o': 'o',
+                     'p': 'p',
+                     'q': 'q',
+                     'r': 'r',
+                     's': 's',
+                     't': 't',
+                     'u': 'u',
+                     'v': 'v',
+                     'w': 'w',
+                     'x': 'x',
+                     'y': 'y',
+                     'z': 'z',
+                     '0': '0',
+                     '1': '1',
+                     '2': '2',
+                     '3': '3',
+                     '4': '4',
+                     '5': '5',
+                     '6': '6',
+                     '7': '7',
+                     '8': '8',
+                     '9': '9'}
+        char_dict.update({" ": "", "_": "_", "\"": ""})
+        if addon:
+            char_dict.update(addon)
+        return reduce(lambda x,y: x+y, (char_dict.get(c, replace_char) for c in str_value))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_dict_from_libs(lib_name):
+        """
+        DESCRIPTION:
+            Function to format the list of library version string to a dictionary,
+            on the basis of regex.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            lib_name:
+                Required Argument.
+                Specifies the libs the user wants to format to a dictionary with
+                key as lib_name and value as lib_version.
+                Types: str, list of str
+
+        RETURNS:
+            dict
+        """
+        result = {}
+        if isinstance(lib_name, str):
+            lib_name = UtilFuncs._as_list(lib_name)
+        for lib in lib_name:
+            matches = re.findall(r'([^<>=]+)([<>=].*)', lib)
+            if matches:
+                for key, value in matches:
+                    result[key] = value
+            else:
+                result[lib] = ''
+        return result
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _is_valid_td_type(type_):
+        """
+        DESCRIPTION:
+            Function to check whether it is valid teradatasqlalchemy type or not.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            type_:
+                Required Argument.
+                Specifies any value which needs to be validated for teradatasqlalchemy type.
+                Types: Any python object
+
+        RETURNS:
+            bool
+        """
+        if isinstance(type_, _TDType):
+            return True
+        if isinstance(type_, type) and issubclass(type_, _TDType):
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _all_df_column_expressions(df_column):
+        """
+        DESCRIPTION:
+            A method to get all the SQLALchemy Columns involved in corresponding DataFrame.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            df_column:
+                Required Argument.
+                Specifies teradataml DataFrame ColumnExpression.
+                Types: teradataml DataFrame ColumnExpression
+
+        RAISES:
+            None
+
+        RETURNS:
+            list
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            >>> self._all_df_column_expressions
+        """
+        cols = []
+        for table_ in df_column._get_sqlalchemy_tables(df_column.expression):
+            cols = cols + list(table_.columns)
+        return cols
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _all_df_columns(df_column):
+        """
+        DESCRIPTION:
+            A method to get all the column names involved in corresponding DataFrame.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            df_column:
+                Required Argument.
+                Specifies teradataml DataFrame ColumnExpression.
+                Types: teradataml DataFrame ColumnExpression
+
+        RAISES:
+            None
+
+        RETURNS:
+            list
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            >>> self._all_df_columns
+        """
+        return [col.name for col in UtilFuncs._all_df_column_expressions(df_column)]
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _is_lake():
+        """
+        DESCRIPTION:
+            An internal function to check whether system is Lake or enterprise.
+
+        PARAMETERS:
+            None.
+
+        RAISES:
+            None
+
+        RETURNS:
+            bool
+
+        EXAMPLES:
+            >>> self._is_lake()
+        """
+
+        from teradataml.context.context import _get_database_version
+        return int(_get_database_version().split(".")[0]) >= 20
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_python_execution_path():
+        """
+         DESCRIPTION:
+             An internal function to get the python execution path.
+
+         PARAMETERS:
+             None.
+
+         RAISES:
+             None
+
+         RETURNS:
+             bool
+
+         EXAMPLES:
+             >>> self._get_python_execution_path()
+         """
+
+        if UtilFuncs._is_lake():
+            return "python"
+        else:
+            if configure.indb_install_location == "/var/opt/teradata/languages/sles12sp3/Python/":
+                return '{}bin/python3'.format(configure.indb_install_location)
+            else:
+                return configure.indb_install_location
+
+    def _is_view(tablename):
+        """
+        DESCRIPTION:
+            Internal function to check whether the object is view or not.
+        PARAMETERS:
+            tablename:
+                Required Argument.
+                Table name or view name to be checked.
+                Types: str
+        RAISES:
+            None.
+        RETURNS:
+            True when the tablename is view, else false.
+        EXAMPLES:
+            >>> _is_view('"dbname"."tablename"')
+        """
+        db_name = UtilFuncs._teradata_unquote_arg(UtilFuncs._extract_db_name(tablename), "\"")
+        table_view_name = UtilFuncs._teradata_unquote_arg(UtilFuncs._extract_table_name(tablename), "\"")
+        query = SQLBundle._build_select_table_kind(db_name, "{0}".format(table_view_name), "'V'")
+
+        df = UtilFuncs._execute_query(query)
+        if len(df) > 0:
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
+    @staticmethod
+    def _set_queryband():
+        try:
+            qb_query = get_qb_query()
+            execute_sql(qb_query)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+
+from teradataml.common.aed_utils import AedUtils
+from teradataml.dbutils.filemgr import remove_file