Validate column names in more places, refs #86

sqlite_utils/db.py

@@ -245,11 +245,7 @@ class Database:
         ), "defaults set {} includes items not in columns {}".format(
             repr(set(defaults)), repr(set(columns.keys()))
         )
-        # Validate no columns contain '[' or ']' - #86
-        for column in columns.keys():
-            assert (
-                "[" not in column and "]" not in column
-            ), "'[' and ']' cannot be used in column names"
+        validate_column_names(columns.keys())
         column_items = list(columns.items())
         if column_order is not None:
             column_items.sort(
@@ -892,6 +888,7 @@ class Table(Queryable):
         args = []
         sets = []
         wheres = []
+        validate_column_names(updates.keys())
         for key, value in updates.items():
             sets.append("[{}] = {}".format(key, conversions.get(key, "?")))
             args.append(value)
@@ -1026,8 +1023,8 @@ class Table(Queryable):
                 all_columns = list(sorted(all_columns))
                 if hash_id:
                     all_columns.insert(0, hash_id)
+            validate_column_names(all_columns)
             first = False
-
             # values is the list of insert data that is passed to the
             # .execute() method - but some of them may be replaced by
             # new primary keys if we are extracting any columns.
@@ -1310,3 +1307,11 @@ def resolve_extracts(extracts):
     if isinstance(extracts, (list, tuple)):
         extracts = {item: item for item in extracts}
     return extracts
+
+
+def validate_column_names(columns):
+    # Validate no columns contain '[' or ']' - #86
+    for column in columns:
+        assert (
+            "[" not in column and "]" not in column
+        ), "'[' and ']' cannot be used in column names"

tests/test_create.py

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def test_create_table_with_bad_defaults(fresh_db):
         )
 
 
-def test_create_table_with_invalid_column_charactters(fresh_db):
+def test_create_table_with_invalid_column_characters(fresh_db):
     with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
         fresh_db.create_table("players", {"name[foo]": str})
 
@@ -449,6 +449,13 @@ def test_insert_row_alter_table(
     ]
 
 
+def test_insert_row_alter_table_invalid_column_characters(fresh_db):
+    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    rowid = table.insert({"foo": "bar"}).last_pk
+    with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
+        table.insert({"foo": "baz", "new_col[abc]": 1.2}, alter=True)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("use_table_factory", [True, False])
 def test_insert_replace_rows_alter_table(fresh_db, use_table_factory):
     first_row = {"id": 1, "title": "Hedgehogs of the world", "author_id": 1}

tests/test_update.py

@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ def test_update_alter(fresh_db):
     ] == list(table.rows)
 
 
+def test_update_alter_with_invalid_column_characters(fresh_db):
+    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    rowid = table.insert({"foo": "bar"}).last_pk
+    with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
+        table.update(rowid, {"new_col[abc]": 1.2}, alter=True)
+
+
 def test_update_with_no_values_sets_last_pk(fresh_db):
     table = fresh_db.table("dogs", pk="id")
     table.insert_all([{"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, {"id": 2, "name": "Pancakes"}])