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def client_query_job_optional() -> None:

# [START bigquery_query_job_optional]

# This example demonstrates executing a query without requiring an associated

# job.

from google.cloud import bigquery

from google.cloud.bigquery.enums import JobCreationMode

# Construct a BigQuery client object, specifying that the library should

# avoid creating jobs when possible.

client = bigquery.Client(

default_job_creation_mode=JobCreationMode.JOB_CREATION_OPTIONAL

)

query = """

SELECT

name,

gender,

SUM(number) AS total

FROM

bigquery-public-data.usa_names.usa_1910_2013

GROUP BY

name, gender

ORDER BY

total DESC

LIMIT 10

"""

# Run the query. The returned `rows` iterator can return information about

# how the query was executed as well as the result data.

rows = client.query_and_wait(query)

if rows.job_id is not None:

print("Query was run with job state. Job ID: {}".format(rows.job_id))

else:

print(

"Query was run without creating a job. Query ID: {}".format(rows.query_id)

)

print("The query data:")

for row in rows:

# Row values can be accessed by field name or index.

print("name={}, gender={}, total={}".format(row[0], row[1], row["total"]))

# [END bigquery_query_job_optional]

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