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Greetings,
Thank you for reaching out to AWS via this post.
From your post I understand that you are receiving a "HIVE_PATH_ALREADY_EXISTS" error when trying to create a table in Athena.
Please correct me if I have misunderstood anything.
Usually this error occurs when providing an "external_location" that is not empty when running a CREATE TABLE AS SELECT (CTAS) query in Amazon Athena. If you use the "external_location" parameter in the CTAS query, then be sure to specify an Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) location that's empty. Please refer to resources [1] and [2] for more information.
Additionally, please refer to resource [3] for guidance on creating tables in Amazon Athena.
In the event you are using the AWS SDK for pandas to create the table, please note that "ctas_approach=True" by default as explained in resource [4]. If applicable, please update the "ctas_approach" parameter accordingly.
I hope you found the information provided helpful.
Wishing you a great day further!
Resources:
[1] Resolving the "HIVE_PATH_ALREADY_EXISTS" error - https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/athena-hive-path-already-exists
[2] Considerations and limitations for CTAS queries - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/athena/latest/ug/ctas-considerations-limitations.html
[3] Creating tables in Athena - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/athena/latest/ug/creating-tables.html
[4] AWS SDK for pandas - https://aws-sdk-pandas.readthedocs.io/en/stable/stubs/awswrangler.athena.read_sql_query.html
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