Make square braces only return tables, not views #700
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Breaking change for 4.0: db["name"] now only returns Table objects, never View objects.
This improves type safety since views lack methods like .insert().
Use db.view("view_name") to access views explicitly.
Closes #699
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Updated python-api.rst to clarify that dictionary-style syntax
db["name"] only returns Table objects. Use db.view("name") for views.
Documents all breaking changes in 4.0 for both the Python library and CLI: - db["name"] only returns tables, not views - Default float type changed to REAL - convert() no longer skips False values - Table schemas use double quotes - Upsert uses modern SQLite syntax - Type detection now default for CSV/TSV import - sqlite-utils tui moved to plugin - Python 3.10+ required
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Breaking change for 4.0: db["name"] now only returns Table objects, never View objects.
This improves type safety since views lack methods like .insert().
Use db.view("view_name") to access views explicitly.
Closes:
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