How to iterate through the columns in a row using sqlite3.Row

[Chris Green]

MRAB <python at mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote:
> On 2017-03-12 22:44, Chris Green wrote:
> > This should be simple but I can't manage it at the moment!  :-)
> >
> > I have opened a database connection and have set the row_factory to
> > sqlite3.Row.
> >
> > So how do I actually iterate through a row of data having used
> > fetchone to read a row.
> >
> > I.e. I have:-
> >
> >         self.conn = sqlite3.connect(dbname)
> >         self.conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
> >         self.cursor = self.conn.cursor()
> >         self.table = table
> >         ...
> >         ...
> >         sql = "SELECT * FROM " + self.table + " WHERE firstName||lastName = ?"
> >         self.cursor.execute(sql, (name,))
> >         row = self.cursor.fetchone()
> >
> > I want a for loop which gives me the column names and values.
> >
> The docs tell you that the sqlite3.Row instances are like tuples, but 
> with additional features, such as a .keys() method that will tell you 
> the column names. Try:
> 
> print(row.keys())
> 
> With a little experimentation you'll find that can pass it to dict. Try:
> 
> print(dict(row))
> 
so are you saying that I should be able to write:-

    rowAsDict = dict(row)

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Chris Green
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