Do I need to install SQLite?

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SQLite does not need to be "installed" before it is used. There is no "setup" procedure. There is no server process that needs to be started, stopped, or configured. There is no need for an administrator to create a new database instance or assign access permissions to users.

Why do we need SQLite?

One of SQLite's greatest advantages is that it can run nearly anywhere. SQLite has been ported to a wide variety of platforms: Windows, MacOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and more. Windows users in particular can use precompiled binaries for regular Win32, UWP, WinRT, and . Net.

Is SQLite installed by default?

But I think for most macOS versions, the SQLite3 is installed by default, then you can run the command brew install sqlite3 to install the latest version, or you can run the command brew upgrade sqlite3 to upgrade your sqlite3 to the latest version.

Is SQLite installed with Python?

SQLite is a self-contained, file-based SQL database. SQLite comes bundled with Python and can be used in any of your Python applications without having to install any additional software.

Why you should not use SQLite?

Long answer: It is said you can't use SQLite in production because it doesn't support concurrency (no more than one user can be writing to the database at the same time) and it can't scale.

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