Python sqlite3.OperationalError: no such table:

Question

I am trying to store data about pupils at a school. I\'ve done a few tables before, such as one for passwords and Teachers which I will later bring together in one program.

Answer 1

You are assuming that the current working directory is the same as the directory your script lives in. It is not an assumption you can make. Your script is opening a new database in a different directory, one that is empty.

Use an absolute path for your database file. You can base it on the absolute path of your script:

import os.path

BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
db_path = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "PupilPremiumTable.db")
with sqlite3.connect(db_path) as db:

You can verify what the current working directory is with os.getcwd() if you want to figure out where instead you are opening the new database file; you probably want to clean up the extra file you created there.