Check if DynamoDB table already exists and create one if it doesn't

createTable.py

import boto3

class tableCreate(object):
    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
        self.__dict__.update(kwargs)

    # Query client and list_tables to see if table exists or not
    def queryCreate(self):
        # Instantiate your dynamo client object
        client = boto3.client('dynamodb')

        # Get an array of table names associated with the current account and endpoint.
        response = client.list_tables()

        if 'followers' in response['TableNames']:
            table_found = True
        else:
            table_found = False
            # Get the service resource.
            dynamodb = boto3.resource('dynamodb')

            # Create the DynamoDB table called followers
            table = dynamodb.create_table(
                TableName ='followers',
                KeySchema =
                [
                    {
                        'AttributeName': 'follower_id',
                        'KeyType': 'HASH'
                    }
                ],
                AttributeDefinitions =
                [
                    {
                        'AttributeName': 'follower_id',
                        'AttributeType': 'N'
                    }
                ],
                ProvisionedThroughput =
                {
                    'ReadCapacityUnits': 5,
                    'WriteCapacityUnits': 5
                }
            )

            # Wait until the table exists.
            table.meta.client.get_waiter('table_exists').wait(TableName='followers')

        return table_found