How to find SQLITE database file version

Question

I have few sqlite database files. I want to know the database file version i.e if the database was created with sqlite2 or sqlite3 or any other main/sub version (not the sql

Answer 1

Check manual file

sqlite3.version The version number of this module, as a string. This is not the version of the SQLite library.

sqlite3.version_info The version number of this module, as a tuple of integers. This is not the version of the SQLite library.

sqlite3.sqlite_version The version number of the run-time SQLite library, as a string.

sqlite3.sqlite_version_info The version number of the run-time SQLite library, as a tuple of integers.

Answer 2

You have to open the python shell then write these steps:

import sqlite3

sqlite3.sqlite_version

Answer 3

The correct answer from version 3 of sqlite program is:

sqlite3 --version

Answer 4

You can write this command in any sqlite explorer which will give the sqlite version

select sqlite_version();

Answer 5

You can extract the information from the header file. It will require you to open the database file 'by hand' but I don't know if there is an API function to get this information.

Answer 6

You can get version number of a database file by the Magic Header String:

• sqlite2 ==> first 48 bytes
• sqlite3 ==> first 16 bytes

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$ head -c 48 file2.db
** This file contains an SQLite 2.1 database **

$ head -c 16 file3.db
SQLite format 3

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The easier way is using the file command:

$ file file2.db
file2.db: SQLite 2.x database

$ file file3.db
file3.db: SQLite 3.x database