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Re: sqlite3 and dates

References <mc1atd$cq0$1@ger.gmane.org>
Date 2015-02-18 18:05 +1100
Subject Re: sqlite3 and dates
From Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Message-ID <mailman.18805.1424243139.18130.python-list@python.org> (permalink)

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On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 5:19 PM, Frank Millman <frank@chagford.com> wrote:
> However, the following does not return a date object -
>
>>>> cur.execute('SELECT CAST(? AS DATE)', ('2015-03-31',))
> <sqlite3.Cursor object at 0x00FE9BE0>
>>>> cur.fetchone()
> (2015,)
>>>>
>
> I don't know how easy this would be to implement, but it would be nice if it
> could be made to work.

Heh! Looks like the date is implemented as a slightly magical integer,
so "cast to date" becomes "cast to integer" and you just get back
2015. Could be really easy to fix, could be nigh impossible... but
sure, that seems a reasonable thing to ask for. Worst case, you get
told it's not practical.

But if you need more facilities than SQLite3 can offer, maybe it's
time to move up to a full database server, instead of local files.
Switching to PostgreSQL will give you all those kinds of features,
plus a lot of other things that I would have thought pretty basic -
like ALTER TABLE. It was quite a surprise to learn that SQLite3 didn't
support that.

ChrisA

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Re: sqlite3 and dates Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 18:05 +1100
  Re: sqlite3 and dates Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsduifb@gmx.de> - 2015-02-18 12:11 +0100
    Re: sqlite3 and dates Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 22:21 +1100
      Re: sqlite3 and dates Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsduifb@gmx.de> - 2015-02-18 12:57 +0100
        Re: sqlite3 and dates Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 23:14 +1100
          Re: sqlite3 and dates Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsduifb@gmx.de> - 2015-02-18 14:13 +0100
          Not sqlite3 and dates Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2015-02-19 04:53 +0200
        Re: sqlite3 and dates Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2015-02-19 13:18 +0000
      Re: sqlite3 and dates rurpy@yahoo.com - 2015-02-18 14:17 -0800
        Re: sqlite3 and dates Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 09:37 +1100
          Not sqlite3 and dates Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2015-02-19 04:54 +0200
          Re: sqlite3 and dates Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2015-02-19 13:21 +0000
        Re: sqlite3 and dates Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2015-02-18 14:52 -0800
        'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) memilanuk <memilanuk@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 15:32 -0800
          Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 01:08 +0100
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 11:42 +1100
              Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-02-19 13:13 +1100
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-02-19 03:43 +0000
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 08:49 +0100
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) rurpy@yahoo.com - 2015-02-18 20:10 -0800
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-02-19 18:07 +1100
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 18:23 +1100
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) rurpy@yahoo.com - 2015-02-19 12:26 -0800
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-20 07:47 +1100
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) rurpy@yahoo.com - 2015-02-19 20:20 -0800
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-02-20 09:16 -0500
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Sibylle Koczian <nulla.epistola@web.de> - 2015-02-21 11:44 +0100
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-02-21 12:54 -0500
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 22:23 +0100
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) rurpy@yahoo.com - 2015-02-19 20:27 -0800
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) rurpy@yahoo.com - 2015-02-19 12:20 -0800
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) rurpy@yahoo.com - 2015-02-18 20:05 -0800
              Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2015-02-19 08:21 -0600
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-02-19 18:22 +1300
              Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 08:33 +0100
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-02-19 05:32 +0000
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2015-02-19 08:17 -0600
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-02-19 15:04 +0000
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-20 02:19 +1100
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2015-02-19 10:03 -0600
              Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) rurpy@yahoo.com - 2015-02-19 11:45 -0800
        Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-02-19 11:03 +1100
          Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-02-20 13:17 -0800
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-02-20 21:44 +0000
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2015-02-20 14:10 -0800
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-21 12:24 +1100
            Re: 'Lite' Databases Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-02-21 14:13 +1100
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2015-02-20 15:31 -0600
            Re: 'Lite' Databases Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-21 16:39 +1100
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Ned Deily <nad@acm.org> - 2015-02-20 22:22 -0800
              Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-02-20 22:42 -0800
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Ned Deily <nad@acm.org> - 2015-02-21 00:17 -0800
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-02-21 00:32 -0800
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) "Eric S. Johansson" <esj@harvee.org> - 2015-02-21 14:27 -0500
        Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) memilanuk <memilanuk@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 19:33 -0800
        Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 15:01 +1100
        Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-02-19 15:09 +1100
          Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) rurpy@yahoo.com - 2015-02-18 20:26 -0800
          Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-02-19 18:23 +1100
        When to use SQLite3 [was Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates)] Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2015-02-18 20:15 -0800
          Re: When to use SQLite3 [was Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates)] Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2015-02-19 06:59 +0200
            Re: When to use SQLite3 [was Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates)] Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2015-02-18 21:07 -0800
        Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) memilanuk <memilanuk@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 20:29 -0800
        Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-02-19 15:36 +1100
        Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) memilanuk <memilanuk@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 20:57 -0800
        Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-02-19 16:16 +1100
        Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) memilanuk <memilanuk@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 21:26 -0800
        Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2015-02-18 21:37 -0800
          Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) rurpy@yahoo.com - 2015-02-19 13:17 -0800
      Re: sqlite3 and dates Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2015-02-19 04:48 +0200
        Re: sqlite3 and dates Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-02-19 03:34 +0000
    Re: sqlite3 and dates Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-02-19 07:14 +1100
      Re: sqlite3 and dates rurpy@yahoo.com - 2015-02-18 14:13 -0800
        Re: sqlite3 and dates Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-02-19 10:07 +1100
          Re: sqlite3 and dates rurpy@yahoo.com - 2015-02-18 20:08 -0800

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