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Correction: SQLite ALTER TABLE can rename columns

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@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ You can drop a table or view using the ``.drop()`` method:
Transforming a table
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The SQLite ``ALTER TABLE`` statement is limited. It can add columns and rename tables, but it cannot rename columns, drop columns, change column types, change ``NOT NULL`` status or change the primary key for a table.
The SQLite ``ALTER TABLE`` statement is limited. It can add columns and rename tables, but it cannot drop columns, change column types, change ``NOT NULL`` status or change the primary key for a table.
The ``table.transform()`` method can do all of these things, by implementing a multi-step pattern `described in the SQLite documentation <https://www.sqlite.org/lang_altertable.html#otheralter>`__: