How to get schema of SQLite3 table in Python

Also see How to show table schema for SQLite3 table on the command line

Use this function to find the table schema of a SQLite3 table in Python:

def sqlite_table_schema(conn, name):
    """Return a string representing the table's CREATE"""
    cursor = conn.execute("SELECT sql FROM sqlite_master WHERE name=?;", [name])
    sql = cursor.fetchone()[0]
    cursor.close()
    return sql

Usage example:

print(sqlite_table_schema(conn, 'commands'))

Full example:

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import sqlite3
conn = sqlite3.connect('/usr/share/command-not-found/commands.db')

def sqlite_table_schema(conn, name):
    cursor = conn.execute("SELECT sql FROM sqlite_master WHERE name=?;", [name])
    sql = cursor.fetchone()[0]
    cursor.close()
    return sql

print(sqlite_table_schema(conn, 'commands'))

which prints

CREATE TABLE "commands" 
           (
            [cmdID] INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT NOT NULL,
            [pkgID] INTEGER NOT NULL,
            [command] TEXT,
            FOREIGN KEY ([pkgID]) REFERENCES "pkgs" ([pkgID])
           )