gh-131002: clarify how to enforce sqlite3 column types for generated fields (#131006)

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@ -290,9 +290,6 @@ Module functions
:const:`PARSE_DECLTYPES` and :const:`PARSE_COLNAMES` :const:`PARSE_DECLTYPES` and :const:`PARSE_COLNAMES`
to enable this. to enable this.
Column names takes precedence over declared types if both flags are set. Column names takes precedence over declared types if both flags are set.
Types cannot be detected for generated fields (for example ``max(data)``),
even when the *detect_types* parameter is set; :class:`str` will be
returned instead.
By default (``0``), type detection is disabled. By default (``0``), type detection is disabled.
:param isolation_level: :param isolation_level:
@ -436,21 +433,6 @@ Module constants
old style (pre-Python 3.12) transaction control behaviour. old style (pre-Python 3.12) transaction control behaviour.
See :ref:`sqlite3-transaction-control-isolation-level` for more information. See :ref:`sqlite3-transaction-control-isolation-level` for more information.
.. data:: PARSE_COLNAMES
Pass this flag value to the *detect_types* parameter of
:func:`connect` to look up a converter function by
using the type name, parsed from the query column name,
as the converter dictionary key.
The type name must be wrapped in square brackets (``[]``).
.. code-block:: sql
SELECT p as "p [point]" FROM test; ! will look up converter "point"
This flag may be combined with :const:`PARSE_DECLTYPES` using the ``|``
(bitwise or) operator.
.. data:: PARSE_DECLTYPES .. data:: PARSE_DECLTYPES
Pass this flag value to the *detect_types* parameter of Pass this flag value to the *detect_types* parameter of
@ -472,6 +454,27 @@ Module constants
This flag may be combined with :const:`PARSE_COLNAMES` using the ``|`` This flag may be combined with :const:`PARSE_COLNAMES` using the ``|``
(bitwise or) operator. (bitwise or) operator.
.. note::
Generated fields (for example ``MAX(p)``) are returned as :class:`str`.
Use :const:`!PARSE_COLNAMES` to enforce types for such queries.
.. data:: PARSE_COLNAMES
Pass this flag value to the *detect_types* parameter of
:func:`connect` to look up a converter function by
using the type name, parsed from the query column name,
as the converter dictionary key.
The query column name must be wrapped in double quotes (``"``)
and the type name must be wrapped in square brackets (``[]``).
.. code-block:: sql
SELECT MAX(p) as "p [point]" FROM test; ! will look up converter "point"
This flag may be combined with :const:`PARSE_DECLTYPES` using the ``|``
(bitwise or) operator.
.. data:: SQLITE_OK .. data:: SQLITE_OK
SQLITE_DENY SQLITE_DENY
SQLITE_IGNORE SQLITE_IGNORE