How to Execute SQL from a File on SqLite Using Python

Let’s go back to our look at SqLite, a fantastic, high performance file database that can be embedded with apps and handle all kinds of data operations when no data server is available. Like all RDBMS systems, SqLite can take a SQL file that is full of statements and execute them all. This allows you to build your SQL in your favorite editor, just as you would do for other databases, then run it just by specifying the filename in your script. Join me as we introduce executescript on sqlite3 using Python.

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