[enhancement] Method to delete a row in python

Hi ! Thanks for the lib !

Obviously, every possible sql queries won’t have a dedicated method.

But I was thinking : a method to delete a row (I’m terrible with names, maybe delete_where() or something, would be useful.

I have a Database, with primary key.

For the moment, I use :

db.conn.execute(f"DELETE FROM table WHERE key = {key_id}")
db.conn.commit()

to delete a row I don’t need anymore, giving his primary key.

Works like a charm.

Just an idea :

table.delete_where_pkey({'key': key_id})

or something (I know, I’m terrible at naming methods…).

Pros : well, no need to write SQL query.

Cons : WHERE normally allows to do many more things (operators =, <>, >, <, BETWEEN), not to mention AND, OR, etc… Method is maybe to specific, and/or a pain to render more flexible.

Again, just a thought. Writing his own sql works too, so…

Thanks again. See yah.

[simonw]

Released as 1.12.

[simonw]

Documentation for .delete_where(): https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/blob/169ea455fc1f1d5e5b6e44cb339ba7ffa9d49c31/docs/python-api.rst#deleting-multiple-records