Life & fun · February 24, 2024
I built jq-like scriptable tool to query CSV and JSON with SQLite
Convert and query JSON, JSONL, CSV, and SQLite with ease! - chand1012/sq
I built jq-like scriptable tool to query CSV and JSON with SQLite launched on February 24, 2024 with 11 votes, #1,240 of 3,962 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
This tool lets users query CSV and JSON files using SQLite, offering a jq-like scripting experience. It's designed for developers and data analysts who need flexible, scriptable access to structured data without switching between multiple query languages. The key feature is combining SQLite's query power with a jq-style interface, making it useful for processing and transforming data from common file formats.
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