library-db/init_db.py

import sqlite3

# create a connection to the database following the structure of schema.sql
connection = sqlite3.connect('library.db')

with open('schema.sql') as f:
    connection.executescript(f.read())

cur = connection.cursor()

cur.execute("INSERT INTO categories (title) VALUES (?)", ('Reading',))
cur.execute("INSERT INTO categories (title) VALUES (?)", ('Note',))
cur.execute("INSERT INTO categories (title) VALUES (?)", ('Question',))

cur.execute("INSERT INTO cards (category_id, content) VALUES (?,?)",
            (1, 'Oltre Eboli'))
cur.execute("INSERT INTO cards (category_id, content) VALUES (?,?)",
            (1, 'This is not an Atlas'))


# close conenction
connection.commit()
connection.close()