I have created table using this create command as:
CREATE TABLE test_table(id INT PRIMARY KEY,name
VARCHAR(50),price INT)
i want to insert into this table wherein values are stored already in variable
bookdb=# name = 'algorithms'
bookdb-# price = 500
bookdb-# INSERT INTO test_table VALUES(1,'name',price);
I get the following error:
ERROR: syntax error at or near "name"
LINE 1: name = 'algorithms'
Can anyone point out the mistake and propose solution for the above?
Thanks in advance
Edit:
import psycopg2
import file_content
try:
conn = psycopg2.connect(database='bookdb',user='v22')
cur = conn.cursor()
cur.execute("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS book_details")
cur.execute("CREATE TABLE book_details(id INT PRIMARY KEY,name VARCHAR(50),price INT)")
cur.execute("INSERT INTO book_details VALUES(1,'name',price)")
conn.commit()
except:
print "unable to connect to db"
I have used the above code to insert values into table,variables name and price containing the values to be inserted into table are available in file_content python file and i have imported that file.The normal INSERT statement takes values manually but i want my code to take values which are stored in variables.
SQL does not support the concept of variables.
To use variables, you must use a programming language, such as Java, C, Xojo. One such language is PL/pgSQL, which you can think of as a superset of SQL. PL/PgSQL is often bundled as a part of Postgres installers, but not always.
I suggest you read some basic tutorials on SQL.
See this similar question: How do you use script variables in PostgreSQL?
don't have postgres installed here, but you can try this
import psycopg2
import file_content
try:
conn = psycopg2.connect(database='bookdb',user='v22')
cur = conn.cursor()
cur.execute("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS book_details")
cur.execute("CREATE TABLE book_details(id INT PRIMARY KEY,name VARCHAR(50),price INT)")
cur.execute("INSERT INTO book_details VALUES(1, '%s', %s)" % (name, price))
conn.commit()
except:
print "unable to connect to db"
If you are using PSQL console:
\set name 'algo'
\set price 10
insert into test_table values (1,':name',:price)
\g
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I'm making a car rental console base program in Python where I need to save data about cars I store (such as brand, registration number etc).
What would be the ideal type of file for such a thing, and how to iniciate it?
You can use sqlite3 to store the information.
You can create a table with columns such as brand,registration number etc.
If the registration number is unique to single type of car you can also take care of that condition in sqlite3
syntax is as simple as:
For creating table:
import sqlite3
conn = sqlite3.connect('test.db')
print "Opened database successfully";
conn.execute('''CREATE TABLE COMPANY
(REGISTRATION_NO INT PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
BRAND TEXT NOT NULL
);''')
print "Table created successfully";
conn.close()
For insertion:
import sqlite3
conn = sqlite3.connect('test.db')
print "Opened database successfully";
conn.execute("INSERT INTO COMPANY (REGISTRATION_NO,BRAND) \
VALUES (1, 'PAGANI')");
conn.commit()
conn.close()
For more information:
https://docs.python.org/2/library/sqlite3.html
I am attempting to write an SQL query to insert rows into a table when the script is run. I have been able to get it working whilst duplicating data, but am unable to set up an insert that can determine whether or not the record is unique.
I have tried following these threads:
Most efficient way to do a SQL 'INSERT IF NOT EXISTS'
Python MySQLdb / MySQL INSERT IGNORE & Checking if Ignored
Currently, I can get the system to add all records, but due to the frequency the script is ran at the database is being filled with the same records. This is my current code:
for post in r.get_subreddit("listentothis").get_new(limit=5):
if 'youtube.com' in post.url or 'youtu.be' in post.url:
print(str(post.title))
print(str(post.url))
sql = """INSERT INTO listentothis2(title,url) VALUES ('%s', '%s') WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM listentothis2 WHERE url = '%s') """ % (post.title, post.url, post.url)
try:
cursor.execute(sql)
db.commit()
except:
db.rollback()
I have also tried:
sql = """INSERT IGNORE INTO listentothis2(title,url) VALUES ('%s', '%s') """ % (post.title, post.url)
However, this adds the 3 most recent records whether or not they are commited to the database already. Any help is greatly appreciated!
I have the following code to create a table if it does not already exist in a database.
TABLE_NAME = 'Test'
sql = sqlite3.connect('DATABASE.db')
cur = sql.cursor()
cur.execute('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ? (id TEXT)', [TABLE_NAME])
sql.commit()
But I keep getting sqlite3.OperationalError: near "?": syntax error
I have other code such as cur.execute('INSERT * INTO database VALUES(?,?)', [var1, var2]) that works fine.
That is correct, parameters cannot be used to substitute for database identifiers, only for values. You will have to build the SQL command, with the table name specified, as a string.
The following code creates the table
import sqlite3
sql = sqlite3.connect('DATABASE.db')
cur = sql.cursor()
cur.execute('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS Test (id TEXT)')
sql.commit()
I have written a small test application using SQLite with Python 3.3:
import sqlite3
MDB = sqlite3.connect('D:\MDB.db') # create the db object
cursor = MDB.cursor() # assign a cursor
cursor.execute('''CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS section (
Code INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT NOT NULL,
Description TEXT )
''')
cursor.execute('''DELETE FROM section''') # delete contents for reruns
cursor.execute('''INSERT INTO section
(Description)
VALUES (?)
''', ('Abdul, Paula',))
cursor.execute('''INSERT INTO section
(Description)
VALUES (?)
''', ('ABWH',))
print('Results:\n')
cursor.execute('''SELECT * FROM section''')
selection = cursor.fetchall()
for row in selection:
print('\t', row)
The SELECT statement shows the results expected (seeming to indicate that the row exists), but if I connect to the database with SQLite-Manager, the table exists but is empty, and if I try the same query with another script connected to the database, nothing is returned. Can anyone please explain what I am doing wrong?
You're not saving changes (calling MDB.commit).
I have this code in Python:
conn = sqlite3.connect("people.db")
cursor = conn.cursor()
sql = 'create table if not exists people (id integer, name VARCHAR(255))'
cursor.execute(sql)
conn.commit()
sql = 'insert into people VALUES (3, "test")'
cursor.execute(sql)
conn.commit()
sql = 'insert into people VALUES (5, "test")'
cursor.execute(sql)
conn.commit()
print 'Printing all inserted'
cursor.execute("select * from people")
for row in cursor.fetchall():
print row
cursor.close()
conn.close()
But seems is never saving to the database, there is always the same elements on the db as if it was not saving anything.
On the other side If I try to access the db file via sqlite it I got this error:
Unable to open database "people.db": file is encrypted or is not a database
I found on some other answers to use conn.commit instead of conn.commit() but is not changing the results.
Any idea?
BINGO ! people! I Had the same problem. One of thr reasons where very simple. I`am using debian linux, error was
Unable to open database "people.db": file is encrypted or is not a database
database file was in the same dir than my python script
connect line was
conn = sqlite3.connect('./testcases.db')
I changed this
conn = sqlite3.connect('testcases.db')
! No dot and slash.
Error Fixed. All works
If someone think it is usefull, you`re welcome
This seems to work alright for me ("In database" increases on each run):
import random, sqlite3
conn = sqlite3.connect("people.db")
cursor = conn.cursor()
sql = 'create table if not exists people (id integer, name VARCHAR(255))'
cursor.execute(sql)
for x in xrange(5):
cursor.execute('insert into people VALUES (?, "test")', (random.randint(1, 10000),))
conn.commit()
cursor.execute("select count(*) from people")
print "In database:", cursor.fetchone()[0]
You should commit after making changes i.e:
myDatabase.commit()
can you open the db with a tool like sqlite administrator ? this would proove thedb-format is ok.
if i search for that error the solutions point to version issues between sqlite and the db-driver used. maybe you can chrck your versions or AKX could post the working combination.
regards,khz