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import boto3

resource = boto3.resource('dynamodb', endpoint_url='http://localhost:8000')

table_to_delete = 'Census'

try:
    table = resource.Table(table_to_delete)
    table.delete()
    print('Table {} deleted'.format(table_to_delete))

except Exception as e:
    if 'ResourceNotFoundException' in str(e):
        print('Table {} does not exist'.format(table_to_delete))


Table Census deleted