def copyfrom(self, query, iterable_data, compress=True,
                 compression_level=DEFAULT_COMPRESSION_LEVEL):
        """
        Gets data from an iterable object into a table

        :param query: The "COPY table_name [(column_name[, ...])]
                           FROM STDIN [WITH(option[,...])]" query to execute
        :type query: str

        :param iterable_data: An object that can be iterated
                              to retrieve the data
        :type iterable_data: object

        :return: Response data as json
        :rtype: str

        :raise CartoException:
        """
        url = self.api_url + '/copyfrom'
        headers = {
            'Content-Type': 'application/octet-stream',
            'Transfer-Encoding': 'chunked'
        }
        params = {'api_key': self.api_key, 'q': query}

        if compress:
            headers['Content-Encoding'] = 'gzip'
            _iterable_data = self._compress_chunks(iterable_data,
                                                   compression_level)
        else:
            _iterable_data = iterable_data

        try:
            response = self.client.send(url,
                                        http_method='POST',
                                        params=params,
                                        data=_iterable_data,
                                        headers=headers,
                                        stream=True)
            response_json = self.client.get_response_data(response)
        except CartoRateLimitException as e:
            raise e
        except Exception as e:
            raise CartoException(e)

        return response_json
Gets data from an iterable object into a table

        :param query: The "COPY table_name [(column_name[, ...])]
                           FROM STDIN [WITH(option[,...])]" query to execute
        :type query: str

        :param iterable_data: An object that can be iterated
                              to retrieve the data
        :type iterable_data: object

        :return: Response data as json
        :rtype: str

        :raise CartoException: