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The --code option lets you provide a block of Python code, or a path to a .py file, defining a rows() function or iterable that sqlite-utils insert/upsert uses to generate rows to insert, as an alternative to importing from a file.
sqlite-utils 4.1 adds a --code option to insert/upsert so users can define a rows() generator in Python directly on the command line instead of importing from a file. ✦ AI generated
Simon Willison · Simon Willison's Weblog · 2026-07-11 · original ↗
sqlite-utils insert and sqlite-utils upsert now accept a --code option for providing a block of Python code (or a path to a .py file) that defines a rows() function or rows iterable of rows to insert, as an alternative to importing from a file.
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- ·New --code flag for insert and upsert commands
- ·Accepts a block of Python code, or path to .py file
- ·Code defines a rows() function or iterable of rows
- ·Generates rows to insert directly from Python
- ·No need to import from a separate file
- ·Works for both sqlite-utils insert and upsert
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