simonw / simonw/sqlite-utils

Idea: `sqlite-utils create-table tablename --sql "select ..."`

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Description

Could offer syntactic sugar for:

create table foo as select * from bar
sqlite-utils create-table data.db foo --sql "select * from bar"

https://sqlite-utils.datasette.io/en/stable/cli-reference.html#create-table

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Research direction

Start with the create-table CLI reference linked in the issue, then locate the implementation of that command. Check how the existing command handles the database and table name before adding the proposed --sql entry point. Done means the example query can create the requested table through sqlite-utils create-table.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python, sqlite
Domain
cli, database
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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