SQLITE_CONSTRAINT_CHECK
SQLiteERRORNotableConstraintofficial confidence
CHECK constraint failed
Production Risk
Medium — write fails; transaction is rolled back unless ON CONFLICT handles it.
What this means
SQLITE_CONSTRAINT_CHECK (275) is an extended result code returned when a CHECK constraint is violated during an INSERT or UPDATE operation.
Why it happens
- 1Inserting or updating a row where the value does not satisfy a CHECK constraint.
- 2Application logic allowing out-of-range values to reach the database.
How to reproduce
INSERT or UPDATE violating a CHECK constraint.
trigger — this will error
trigger — this will error
import sqlite3
conn = sqlite3.connect(':memory:')
conn.execute('CREATE TABLE products(price REAL CHECK(price > 0))')
try:
conn.execute('INSERT INTO products VALUES(-5.0)')
except sqlite3.IntegrityError as e:
print(e) # CHECK constraint failed: price > 0expected output
sqlite3.IntegrityError: CHECK constraint failed: price > 0
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