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sqlite-utils 4.1

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As Simon Willison's Weblog tells it, sqlite-utils version four point one brings practical improvements to the popular command-line SQLite tool. Developers can now provide Python code to generate database rows, specify exact column types to preserve data like leading zeros in ZIP codes, and toggle SQLite's strict table mode for tighter data validation. The update also includes smaller conveniences like reading SQL queries directly from standard input.

Source: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/11/sqlite-utils/#atom-...

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