How to Validate data without a Checkpoint
As part of the new modular expectations API in Great Expectations, Validation Operators have evolved into Class-Based Checkpoints. This means running a Validation without a Checkpoint is no longer supported in Great Expectations version 0.13.8 or later. For more context, please read our documentation on Checkpoints and our documentation on Actions.
This guide originally demonstrated how to load an Expectation Suite and Validate data without using a Checkpoint. That used to be suitable for environments or workflows where a user does not want to or cannot create a Checkpoint, e.g. in a hosted environment. However, this workflow is no longer supported.
As an alternative, you can use a Checkpoint that is configured and initialized entirely in-memory to run Validations. See How to validate data with an in-memory Checkpoint.