Python Select from SQLite Table

Updated on: March 9, 2021 | 10 Comments

This lesson demonstrates how to execute SQLite SELECT Query from Python to retrieve rows from the SQLite table using the built-in module sqlite3.

Goals of this lesson

Fetch all rows using a cursor.fetchall()
Use cursor.fetchmany(size) to fetch limited rows, and fetch only a single row using cursor.fetchone()
Use the Python variables in the SQLite Select query to pass dynamic values.

Also Read:

Solve Python SQLite Exercise
Read Python SQLite Tutorial (Complete Guide)

Table of contents

Prerequisite
Steps to select rows from SQLite table
- Example to read all rows from SQLite table
Use Python variables as parameters in SQLite Select Query
Select limited rows from SQLite table using cursor.fetchmany()
Select a single row from SQLite table
Next Steps:

Prerequisite

Before executing the following program, please make sure you know the SQLite table name and its column details.

For this lesson, I am using the ‘SqliteDb_developers’ table present in my SQLite database.