python_reference/sqlite3_howto/code/selecting_entries.py

# Sebastian Raschka, 2014
# Selecting rows from an existing SQLite database

import sqlite3

sqlite_file = 'my_first_db.sqlite'    # name of the sqlite database file
table_name = 'my_table_2'	# name of the table to be queried
id_column = 'my_1st_column'
some_id = 123456
column_2 = 'my_2nd_column'
column_3 = 'my_3rd_column'    

# Connecting to the database file
conn = sqlite3.connect(sqlite_file)
c = conn.cursor()

# 1) Contents of all columns for row that match a certain value in 1 column
c.execute('SELECT * FROM {tn} WHERE {cn}="Hi World"'.\
        format(tn=table_name, cn=column_2))
all_rows = c.fetchall()
print('1):', all_rows)

# 2) Value of a particular column for rows that match a certain value in column_1 
c.execute('SELECT ({coi}) FROM {tn} WHERE {cn}="Hi World"'.\
        format(coi=column_2, tn=table_name, cn=column_2))
all_rows = c.fetchall()
print('2):', all_rows)

# 3) Value of 2 particular columns for rows that match a certain value in 1 column
c.execute('SELECT {coi1},{coi2} FROM {tn} WHERE {coi1}="Hi World"'.\
        format(coi1=column_2, coi2=column_3, tn=table_name, cn=column_2))
all_rows = c.fetchall()
print('3):', all_rows)

# 4) Selecting only up to 10 rows that match a certain value in 1 column
c.execute('SELECT * FROM {tn} WHERE {cn}="Hi World" LIMIT 10'.\
        format(tn=table_name, cn=column_2))
ten_rows = c.fetchall()
print('4):', ten_rows)

# 5) Check if a certain ID exists and print its column contents
c.execute("SELECT * FROM {tn} WHERE {idf}=?".\
        format(tn=table_name, cn=column_2, idf=id_column), (123456,))
id_exists = c.fetchone()
if id_exists:
    print('5): {}'.format(id_exists))
else:
    print('5): {} does not exist'.format(some_id))

# Closing the connection to the database file
conn.close()