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Python

Posted by Dan Hemerlein
Dan Hemerlein
Courses Plus Student 12,600 Points

Database Locked Error

I'm not sure what 'delete the database and restart app.py' means. Thanks!!!

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,468 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,468 Points

Inside your app.py file are the commands to create and initialize the database if it doesn't already exist. In some cases, the database file (external to the program) get corrupted. Look for a defined DATABASE variable or somename.db defined in the app.py file. It is this database file name that should be removed from the disk using, for example, rm somename.db. Restarting the app is simply rerunning the app.py file as was done initially.

Sorry this is so general. The exact details depends on if you're using flask/peewee, django, or some other framework.

Dan Hemerlein
Dan Hemerlein
Courses Plus Student 12,600 Points

Thanks Chris, this worked for me!