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Posted by john larson
john larson
16,594 Points

Add C:\>sqlite in your PATH environment variable

I'm trying to install sqlite and this part of the instructions " Add C:>sqlite in your PATH environment variable " is meaningless to me. I thought it might mean changing to that directory, but that doesn't seem to be it. So.. what am I supposed to do with " Add C:>sqlite in your PATH environment variable" ? Thank you.

Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

Hi John,

What instructions are you referring to? Are you trying to install sqlite on windows?

john larson
john larson
16,594 Points

Jason, yes I'm trying to install it on windows. Although Ryan leads me to believe that it should already be installed with Python. So I'll try to do what he said. Thanks Ryan, thanks Jason

1 Answer

Ryan S
Ryan S
27,276 Points
Ryan S
Ryan S
27,276 Points

Hi John,

If I'm not mistaken, Sqlite is included in the Python standard library so if you are planning to use it for the Python Databases course then you should be able to just go ahead without installing anything. MySQL and PostgreSQL, however, would require an installation.

Ryan S
Ryan S
27,276 Points
Ryan S
Ryan S
27,276 Points

And just to add on about the PATH variable. In Windows, the PATH variable can be found in your Environment Variables in the Control Panel. I'm no expert on the subject, but I can describe it by using Python as an example. When you install Python 3 on your machine, you need to add it to the PATH (its an option in the installation, I believe). This lets you access the python shell from any directory in your command prompt. It doesn't matter where Python was actually installed on your computer. So when I installed MySQL for example, I had to manually add it to the PATH so I could access the MySQL shell from my command prompt in any directory.

Your PATH variable can be found in your System Properties in the Control Panel. Click on the advanced tab and then "Environment Variables"

Then if you select PATH and click "Edit", you will see a single-line list of various directories. You'd simply add a comma and add the directory of your program of choice using the same format as the previous entries.