{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/18"},{"label":"Database Engines/Servers","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/database-database-engines-servers"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"A Python DB-API 2.0 interface to SQLCipher, providing encrypted SQLite database access with a self-contained binary wheel requiring no external dependencies.","skillfed_tags":["encryption","sqlite","db-api"],"use_cases":["Building applications that require encrypted-at-rest SQLite databases without managing separate encryption layers","Migrating from pysqlite3 to add encryption to existing Python database code","Prototyping or deploying encrypted local databases in desktop or embedded Python applications","Using SQLite's window functions and backup API in encrypted database contexts"],"what_it_does":"sqlcipher3-binary is a Python binding to SQLCipher, an encrypted variant of SQLite. It wraps pysqlite3 with modifications to work with SQLCipher's encryption layer, providing a DB-API 2.0 compatible interface for encrypted database operations. The package ships as a self-contained binary wheel that includes a pre-compiled SQLCipher with numerous extensions, eliminating the need to build or link against system libraries.\n\nThe library adds several enhancements over standard sqlite3: user-defined window functions, VFS and flags support when opening connections, incremental BLOB I/O, improved error messages, and access to SQLite's native backup API. Because SQLCipher 4.7.0 changed its build system and no longer provides a separate libsqlcipher, the binary wheel approach is now the recommended installation path for most users.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need encrypted SQLite with minimal setup. The self-contained binary wheel eliminates build complexity. However, verify platform support matches your target (wheels shown are Linux x86_64 only), and note the package is aging\u2014last release was 226 days ago. No known vulnerabilities. MIT license is permissive. Consider this if encryption at rest and DB-API 2.0 compatibility are your priorities."},"id":"sqlcipher3-binary","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/sqlcipher3-binary","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/sqlcipher3-binary.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/sqlcipher3-binary/"},"maintenance":{"status":"aging"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2025-12-31","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"sqlcipher3-binary","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"DB-API 2.0 interface for SQLCipher 3.x"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":134354,"position":11479,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.6.0"}