[Python-checkins] gh-96165: Clarify passing ":memory:" in sqlite3.connect() (#106451)

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Tue Jul 11 16:18:23 EDT 2023


https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/f520804b039df0d87fb9df6f1fed2a9bc9df8d61
commit: f520804b039df0d87fb9df6f1fed2a9bc9df8d61
branch: main
author: Mariusz Felisiak <felisiak.mariusz at gmail.com>
committer: erlend-aasland <erlend.aasland at protonmail.com>
date: 2023-07-11T22:18:19+02:00
summary:

gh-96165: Clarify passing ":memory:" in sqlite3.connect() (#106451)

files:
M Doc/library/sqlite3.rst

diff --git a/Doc/library/sqlite3.rst b/Doc/library/sqlite3.rst
index f6a8714519f59..356888d64b887 100644
--- a/Doc/library/sqlite3.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/sqlite3.rst
@@ -266,8 +266,9 @@ Module functions
 
    :param database:
        The path to the database file to be opened.
-       Pass ``":memory:"`` to open a connection to a database that is
-       in RAM instead of on disk.
+       You can pass ``":memory:"`` to create an `SQLite database existing only
+       in memory <https://sqlite.org/inmemorydb.html>`_, and open a connection
+       to it.
    :type database: :term:`path-like object`
 
    :param float timeout:



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