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"(": syntax error for sqlite3 request in pythonanywhere, but executed on localhost

Hi! pythonanywhere console return "(": syntax error for sqlite3 request, screenshot: http://take.ms/QEtS3

sqlite3.OperationalError: near "(": syntax error

but the request is executed successfully in database and on localhost, screenshot: http://take.ms/mfTJN

code:

cur.executescript('update last_reminders set (user_id, chat_id, last_reminder_text, reminder_message_id, reminder_sent_at) = ("{uid}", "{ch_id}", "{m_text}", "{mes_id}", "{s_at}") where (user_id = "{uid}") and (chat_id = "{ch_id}"); insert into last_reminders (user_id, chat_id, last_reminder_text, reminder_message_id, reminder_sent_at) select "{uid}", "{ch_id}", "{m_text}", "{mes_id}", "{s_at}" where (Select Changes() = 0)'.format(uid=reminder[0], ch_id=reminder[1], m_text=reminder[2], mes_id=reminder[3], s_at=int(datetime.today().timestamp())))

print result from screenshot:

update last_reminders set (user_id, chat_id, last_reminder_text, reminder_message_id, reminder_sent_at) = ("116794415", "116794415", "test", "667", "1515583062") where (user_id =
 "116794415") and (chat_id = "116794415"); insert into last_reminders (user_id, chat_id, last_reminder_text, reminder_message_id, reminder_sent_at) select "116794415", "116794415", "test", "667", "1515583062" where (Select Changes() = 0)
deleted-user-3339609 | 3 posts | Jan. 10, 2018, 11:44 a.m. | permalink

could the versions of sqlite be different?

Staff harry | 2710 posts | PythonAnywhere staff | Jan. 10, 2018, 5:05 p.m. | permalink

both of them are sqlite3, but on localhost 3.19.3 2017-06-27 16:48:08 and on pythonanywhere 3.8.2 2013-12-06 14:53:30

deleted-user-3339609 | 3 posts | Jan. 10, 2018, 5:55 p.m. | permalink

That might explain it then? Perhaps you're using some new piece of syntax that's not compatible with the older version? The sqlite docs will have more info.

You'll have to rewrite your queries I'm afraid, there's no real way to upgrade sqlite on pythonanywhere.

In any case -- we recommend against sqlite for production use. Because of the distributed nature of our filesystem, it doesn't perform well, and it won't be reliable with multiple workers. MySQL or Postgres are recommended.

Staff harry | 2710 posts | PythonAnywhere staff | Jan. 10, 2018, 6:05 p.m. | permalink

thank you! the problem was in 

...set (user_id, chat_id, last_reminder_text, reminder_message_id, reminder_sent_at) = ("{uid}", "{ch_id}", "{m_text}", "{mes_id}", "{s_at}")..

I just replaced it with 

user_id = "{uid}", chat_id = "{ch_id}", last_reminder_text = "{m_text}", reminder_message_id = "{mes_id}", reminder_sent_at = "{s_at}"
deleted-user-3339609 | 3 posts | Jan. 10, 2018, 7:01 p.m. | permalink

Excellent, glad you worked it out!

Staff giles | 11800 posts | PythonAnywhere staff | Jan. 11, 2018, 12:24 p.m. | permalink