#!/usr/bin/python3 import sys import os import sqlite3 if len(sys.argv) > 1: db = sys.argv[1] else: print("Please specify database") exit() myconn = sqlite3.connect(db) cu = myconn.cursor() with open('populate_potus.sql') as pop_in: sql = pop_in.read() cu.executescript(sql) myconn.commit() cu.close() myconn.close()