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title: "sqlite-utils now supports plugins"
description: "!https://simonwillison.net/2023/Jul/24/sqlite-utils-plugins/"
date: 2023-07-28
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  - data
  - database
  - python
  - sql
  - thought
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As the title states sqlite-utils now supports plugins.  I dug in just a bit and Simon implemented this completely with entrypoints, no framework or library at all.