How to Insert Image in SQLite using Python?

In this article, we will discuss how to insert images in SQLite using sqlite3 module in Python.

Implementation:

1. Set the connection to the SQLite database using Python code.

sqliteConnection = sqlite3.connect('SQLite_Retrieving_data.db')
cursor = sqliteConnection.cursor()

2. We need to define an INSERT query for inserting the BLOB data into the table.  

sqlite_insert_blob_query = """ INSERT INTO Student
                                 (name, img) VALUES (?, ?)"""

3. Converting human-readable file into binary data by calling this convertToBinaryData() function, and storing it empPhoto variable,

empPhoto = convertToBinaryData(photo)

4. Once the file converted into binary format, now let’s convert data into tuple format,

data_tuple = (name, empPhoto)

5. Use cursor.execute() to execute a SELECT query in Python.  

cursor = sqliteConnection.cursor()
cursor.execute(sqlite_insert_blob_query, data_tuple)

6. Use sqliteConnection.commit() for saving the changes we made.  

sqliteConnection.commit()

7. Create a function that converts Human Readable data into the binary format for storing it into database.  

def convertToBinaryData(filename):

  # Convert binary format to images or files data
  with open(filename, 'rb') as file:
      blobData = file.read()
  return blobData

8. Close the cursor connection and MySQL database.

if sqliteConnection:
    sqliteConnection.close()
    print("the sqlite connection is closed")

Below is the implementation.

Output:

Output for above Python Program

Let’s check output in the database using SELECT query with proper format commands,

Output inside database