SQLite parameter substitution and quotes

Question

I have this line that works OK:

c.execute(\'select cleanseq from cleanseqs WHERE newID=\"%s\"\'%name)

But I want to use SQLite parameter su

Answer 1

The library will handle quoting and escaping for you. Simply write your query like this:

c.execute('SELECT cleanseq FROM cleanseqs WHERE newID=?', (name,))