sqlite3 is sqlite 2?

[John Bokma]

Laszlo Nagy <gandalf at shopzeus.com> writes:

> gandalf at ubuntu:~$ python
> Python 2.6.2 (release26-maint, Apr 19 2009, 01:56:41)
> [GCC 4.3.3] on linux2
> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>> import sqlite3
>>>> sqlite3.version
> '2.4.1'
>
> Is it possible to install a real sqlite version 3 somehow? I really
> need it because I have to use savepoint/rollback to. That is only
> supported from sqlite 3.6.8. Is it enough if I upgrade to Ubuntu
> Karmic? I know that is not a question about Python itself.
>
> But still, it is interesting that a module named "sqlite3" can
> actually be used for something called "sqlite 2".

You're mistaking the *module* version with the version of the database,
unless I am mistaken.

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