Error: error dynamodb streams must be enabled on the table

What's Causing This Error

This error occurs when the user tries to bind a stream event to a DynamoDB table that has not enabled streams.

Solution: Here's How To Resolve It

To solve this error, enable DynamoDB Streams on the table by using the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, or the update_table method of the boto3 library.

Here is an example of how to enable streams using the boto3 library:

import boto3

# Instantiate a client
dynamodb = boto3.client('dynamodb', region_name='us-west-2')

# Define the parameters
table_name = "my_table"
stream_specification = {

    'StreamEnabled': True,

    'StreamViewType': 'NEW_IMAGE'

}


# Perform the operation

dynamodb.update_table(TableName=table_name,

                      StreamSpecification=stream_specification)

Once the streams are enabled, you can create a Lambda function or Kinesis data stream to process the data.