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-- alter table MY_AWESOME_TABLE alter column MY_SPLENDID_COLUMN set not null ;
do $$
    begin
        if (select exists (select 1 from MY_AWESOME_TABLE where MY_SPLENDID_COLUMN is null limit 1)) then
            raise exception 'MY_AWESOME_TABLE.MY_SPLENDID_COLUMN contains null values';
        else
            update PG_ATTRIBUTE set ATTNOTNULL = true
                where ATTRELID = (select OID  from PG_CLASS where RELNAME = lower('MY_AWESOME_TABLE'))
                    and ATTNAME = lower('MY_SPLENDID_COLUMN');
        end if;
    end $$;

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