Using SQLite in a Python program

Question

I have created a Python module that creates and populates several SQLite tables. Now, I want to use it in a program but I don\'t really know how to call it properly. All the

Answer 1

AFAIK an SQLITE database is just a file. To check if the database exists, check for file existence.

When you open a SQLITE database it will automatically create one if the file that backs it up is not in place.

If you try and open a file as a sqlite3 database that is NOT a database, you will get this:

"sqlite3.DatabaseError: file is encrypted or is not a database"

so check to see if the file exists and also make sure to try and catch the exception in case the file is not a sqlite3 database