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Research: handle gzipped CSV directly

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Description

Would it be worthwhile for the sqlite-utils command-line tool to grow features to efficiently directly interact with gzipped CSV data?

Maybe add --gz options to both insert and to the various commands that output query results.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the sqlite-utils CLI's insert command and the commands that output query results, then review how they currently handle CSV data. The research should determine whether direct gzipped CSV support is worthwhile and define the scope and behavior of possible --gz options.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python, sqlite
Domain
cli, databases
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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