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How to delete data based on rowid


Using python, how do i get to delete data based on lastrowid. The code i have deletes all the rows CODE:

import re
import sys
import difflib
import sqlite3

def main():   
   while True:      
      name = input ('Please Type your Question:  ').lower().split()  
      name2 = name[:]
      import sqlite3
      for item in name2:#break                
         conn = sqlite3.connect("foods.db")
         cursor = conn.cursor()           
         cursor.execute("INSERT INTO INPUT33 (NAME) VALUES (?);", (name2,))      
         cursor.execute("select MAX(rowid) from [input33];")
         conn.commit()      
         for rowid in cursor:break         
         for elem in rowid:
            m = elem            
            print(m)
            cursor.execute("DELETE FROM INPUT33 (NAME) WHERE NAME = name")

Solution

  • To get the last inserted rowid, use the cursor's lastrowid attribute.

    To delete a record with a specific rowid, use that column in the WHERE condition:

    cursor.execute("INSERT INTO input33(Name) VALUES(?)", ("whatever",))
    rowid = cursor.lastrowid
    cursor.execute("DELETE FROM input33 WHERE rowid = ?", (rowid,))