---
id: sqlite-migrate
version: "0.2"
license: Apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: abandoned
---

# sqlite-migrate — Compatibility package for sqlite-utils migrations

License: permissive · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 536.7K/mo

## What it is and what it does

sqlite-migrate is a deprecated compatibility package that bridges old import statements to the current sqlite-utils library. It re-exports the Migrations class from sqlite-utils so that existing codebases that import from sqlite_migrate can continue to work without modification. The package itself does no migration work; it simply acts as a pass-through to sqlite-utils.

This package is intended only for maintaining existing projects that have not yet updated their import statements. New projects should install and import directly from sqlite-utils instead. The repository is archived and no longer maintained, so this package receives no updates or bug fixes.

Use it for:

- Updating a legacy codebase to a newer version of sqlite-utils without immediately rewriting all import statements.
- Running existing migration files that use the old sqlite_migrate import path while planning a gradual migration to direct sqlite-utils imports.
- Maintaining backward compatibility in a library or framework that exposes migrations to users via the old import path.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

A compatibility shim that re-exports the Migrations class from sqlite-utils so existing code can continue importing from sqlite_migrate instead of directly from sqlite-utils.

No, unless you have an existing project with old import statements that you cannot immediately update. For any new work, install sqlite-utils directly. The package is abandoned and provides no value beyond a temporary compatibility bridge; it will not receive maintenance or security updates.

## Install

pip install sqlite-migrate
uv add sqlite-migrate
poetry add sqlite-migrate

## Installing sqlite-migrate

Before you install: The package is abandoned and archived; its repository is no longer maintained. It exists only to support old import paths in existing projects that have not yet migrated to importing directly from sqlite-utils.

License in practice: Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), which allows use in most contexts without restriction, but the package's abandoned status means no ongoing support or updates.

Quickstart:

pip install sqlite-migrate

from sqlite_migrate import Migrations

# Use Migrations as before; it is re-exported from sqlite-utils

Requires Python 3.10 or later; depends on sqlite-utils>=4, which must be installed.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the package will continue to work if sqlite-utils makes breaking changes to the Migrations API in future releases, given the abandoned maintenance status.

## Package facts

- License: Apache-2.0 (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 536.7K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

sqlite migration compatibility, sqlite-utils migrations import, legacy migration imports, sqlite database migrations, migration backward compatibility, deprecated, compatibility-shim

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