Introduction to SQLite Databases for Python Programming

Description

Free and open-source, SQLite is a popular database among developers for smaller projects, hobby projects, and even testing and development. When used with Python, one of the most powerful programming languages, they make a powerful combination. In this course you'll learn the basics of using SQLite with Python. You'll get started with installing Python and SQLite. The course will then get you up to speed with creating databases and tables. To help you build on your knowledge further, you'll get comprehensive insights into working with tables, including adding, updating, and retrieving specific data using standard SQLite commands. Finally, you'll build a basic app to help reinforce all the things that you've learned through the course. By the end of this course, you'll have hands-on experience in effectively using SQLite with Python.

What You Will Learn

Explore the fundamental aspects of what a database can do
Install Python, SQLite, Sublime Text, and Git Bash
Gain practical knowledge by building an app Update and delete data from a database
Discover the technique of creating basic reports with data from your database

Audience

This course is designed for anyone who wants to use SQLite databases with Python. Although a basic understanding of Python programming is assumed, knowledge of databases or SQLite is not mandatory.

Approach

This course is packed with step-by-step instructions and a variety of practical examples.

Key Features

Learn how to use SQLite databases with Python * Create databases and tables * Insert, sort, and extract specific data

About the Author

John Elder

John Elder is a pioneer in Web Development who created one of the first Internet advertising networks back in 1997. He sold it to a publicly traded company at the height of the dot com boom and then went on to create the best-selling Submission-Spider search engine submission software that's been used by over 3 million individuals and small businesses in over 45 countries. John graduated with honors with a degree in economics from Washington University in St. Louis where he was an artsci scholar. Today he teaches Web Development courses at Codemy the online code school he founded.

Course Outline

1. Installation

2. Using SQLite With Python

3. Build A Simple Database App with Python