Create SQLite Database (Data Management)

Summary

Creates a GeoPackageor an SQLite database that contains the ST_Geometry or SpatiaLite spatial type.

Usage

• The Output Database Name will be automatically assigned an extension based on the value of the Spatial Type parameter. If the spatial type is ST_Geometry or SpatiaLite, the output name will have an .sqlite extension. If the spatial type is GeoPackage, the output name will have a .gpkg extension.

Syntax

arcpy.management.CreateSQLiteDatabase(out_database_name, {spatial_type})

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
out_database_name	The location of the SQLite database or GeoPackage to be created and the name of the file. An extension of .sqlite will be automatically assigned if the spatial_type is ST_GEOMETRY or SPATIALITE. If the spatial_type is GEOPACKAGE, a .gpkg extension will be automatically assigned.	File
spatial_type (Optional)	Specifies the spatial type to install with the new SQLite database or the GeoPackage version to create. ST_GEOMETRY —The Esri spatial storage type. This is the default. SPATIALITE —SpatiaLite spatial storage type. GEOPACKAGE — OGC GeoPackage dataset. Creates a GeoPackage 1.3 dataset. GEOPACKAGE_1.0 —OGC GeoPackage 1.0 dataset. GEOPACKAGE_1.1 —OGC GeoPackage 1.1 dataset. GEOPACKAGE_1.2 —OGC GeoPackage 1.2.1 dataset. GEOPACKAGE_1.3 —OGC GeoPackage 1.3 dataset.	String

Code sample

CreateSQLiteDatabase example 1 (Python window)

The following Python window script demonstrates how to use the CreateSQLiteDatabase tool in immediate mode to create a GeoPackage.

import arcpy
arcpy.CreateSQLiteDatabase_management('c:/data/example.gpkg', 'GEOPACKAGE_1.2')

CreateSQLiteDatabase example 2 (stand-alone script)

The following stand-alone script demonstrates how to use the CreateSQLiteDatabase tool to create an SQLite database that contains the ST_Geometry spatial type.

import arcpy

# Execute CreateSQLiteDatabase
arcpy.CreateSQLiteDatabase_management('C:/data/example.sqlite', 'ST_GEOMETRY')

Environments

Current Workspace

Licensing information

• Basic: Yes
• Standard: Yes
• Advanced: Yes