sqterm 1.4.1

Terminal-based SQLite manager

SQTerm is a fast, modular, lightweight, terminal SQLite tool written in Python.
Built for when you don’t want a bloated GUI and just need to get work done — fast.

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Features

• Execute raw SQL commands directly
• Clean table output with tabulate
• Import CSV files
• Export entire tables to CSV
• View tables and their structure
• Show various database statistics
• Basic autocompletion
• Switch between .db files mid-session
• Error handling with clear messages
• Remove any unused feature by simply deleting a single file
• Write your own feature easily in a simple format when preinstalled features don't meet your needs

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Installation

pip:

pip install sqterm

pipx:

pipx install sqterm

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Making your own commands

To make your own command simply create a .py file titled exactly what the user has to type to execute the command.

Each command consists of two required functions:

• info() – returns a short description of the command
• main(state, i) – contains the command logic

Example of an info() function:

def info():
    return '"IMPORTCSV" - Imports a CSV file as a new table'

Example of a main() function:

def main(state, i):
    print("Hello from this command!")

If your script needs access to things such as the database path, the SQLite connection, or the cursor, you can retrieve them from the state argument:

name = state["name"]
conn = state["conn"]
cursor = state["cursor"]

If you need the raw user input that triggered the command, you can access it via the i argument passed into main(). Once you've written your command simply drop it into the commands folder, start SQTerm and your command should work seamlessly when executed (you can also type help to see if your command shows up)

It is recommended to use autocompletion if your addon requires the user to input columns, tables, etc. You can use the built-in autocompletion by importing its CACHE variable via:

from sqterm.extras.autocomplete import CACHE

If there's anything you'd like to be autocompleted simply append it to the cache using CACHE.append(ITEM), before the addon finishes also make sure to clear the cache using CACHE.clear().

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Requirements for running source code

• Python 3.x
• Libraries:
  • petl
  • sqlalchemy
  • tabulate
  • psutil

Install them with:

pip install prompt_toolkit tabulate psutil