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

As @diciu pointed out, the database file will be created by sqlite3.connect. If you want to take a special action when the file is not there, you'll have to explicitly check for existance:

import os
import sqlite3
if not os.path.exists(mydb_path):
    #create new DB, create table stocks
    con = sqlite3.connect(mydb_path)
    con.execute('''create table stocks
      (date text, trans text, symbol text, qty real, price real)''')
else:
    #use existing DB
    con = sqlite3.connect(mydb_path)
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