Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!newsreader4.netcologne.de!news.netcologne.de!xlned.com!feeder7.xlned.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.005 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'argument': 0.05; 'builtin': 0.09; 'cursor': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'jan': 0.12; '23,': 0.16; 'filename,': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'subject:sqlite3': 0.16; 'tuple': 0.16; 'tuple,': 0.16; 'thursday,': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'looked': 0.18; 'thu,': 0.19; 'example': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'faq': 0.24; 'subject:problem': 0.24; 'fairly': 0.24; 'fine': 0.24; 'helpful': 0.24; 'looks': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'tracker': 0.26; 'second': 0.26; 'header:In- Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'tim': 0.29; "doesn't": 0.30; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; "i'm": 0.30; 'becoming': 0.31; 'chase': 0.31; 'url:python': 0.33; 'could': 0.34; 'subject: (': 0.35; 'subject:with': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'url:org': 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'january': 0.37; 'clear': 0.37; 'url:library': 0.38; 'files': 0.38; 'issue': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'that,': 0.38; 'sure': 0.39; 'either': 0.39; 'even': 0.60; 'more': 0.64; 'attention': 0.75; 'dict.': 0.84; 'to:none': 0.92 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type; bh=H3olVZLHzH73M2KUsAT32JMLdImIxAdpeYXCq6N2AAk=; b=ehUs2aTaWXX41QqNO8hiVYqJRFveo+908NlI3Jp7CtSCEqaGp+E3pS/0/okbnoAaHd h0jQ8bmQTfeHxmiYC3PdjL51888znvqAoya5YtcZK9Cdqajd5K1v3d0p40bLSiF0Y4Vw a7zYCvi8eU9Upkdmo+fzHCHvtX5Kz2525MiR22Im1CULsL0BR6ro1XB09FdN1zHzcqnq 6eyKy9Q+7sazRLISGB56GnUjjhHZ2CXIrMDdkHvLNXUegTKx3S4MAz5GbXy2ynJPKlUk SLC9DTTZ8UPzU7DkeSdgGs/Dxxuz8YmL55CGFa1qQjiwjYndftL4iBzt0nH0sDjiMbPM BwyQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.66.164.229 with SMTP id yt5mr5890175pab.67.1390452102684; Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:41:42 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <52e07f45$0$3631$426a34cc@news.free.fr> Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 15:41:42 +1100 Subject: Re: sqlite3 docbug (was problem with sqlite3) From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 28 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1390452106 news.xs4all.nl 2840 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:40863 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:64569 On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 3:33 PM, Rustom Mody wrote: > On Thursday, January 23, 2014 8:35:58 AM UTC+5:30, Tim Chase wrote: >> On 2014-01-23 03:32, lgabiot wrote: >> > >>>cursor = conn.execute("SELECT filename, filepath FROM files >> > >>>WHERE >> > max_level<(?)", threshold) >> > that doesn't work (throw an exception) > >> That last argument should be a tuple, so unless "threshold" >> is a tuple, you would want to make it > >> sql = "SELECT ... WHERE max_level < ?" >> cursor = conn.execute(sql, (threshold,)) > > Seeing this is becoming a faq I looked at the docs to see if the tuple second > argument could do with some more emphasis > > I think it sure could; see > http://docs.python.org/2/library/sqlite3.html#sqlite3.Cursor > > The builtin connection.execute is even less helpful I think it's fairly clear from the example that it has to be either a tuple or a dict. Looks fine to me. But I'm sure that, if you come up with better wording, a tracker issue would get the attention it deserves. ChrisA