Use db.table() and db.view() in tests, closes #838

tests/test_analyze.py

@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ import pytest
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def db(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["one_index"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["one_index"].create_index(["name"])
-    fresh_db["two_indexes"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "species": "dog"}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["two_indexes"].create_index(["name"])
-    fresh_db["two_indexes"].create_index(["species"])
+    fresh_db.table("one_index").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("one_index").create_index(["name"])
+    fresh_db.table("two_indexes").insert(
+        {"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "species": "dog"}, pk="id"
+    )
+    fresh_db.table("two_indexes").create_index(["name"])
+    fresh_db.table("two_indexes").create_index(["species"])
     return fresh_db
 
 
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ def test_analyze_whole_database(db):
     assert set(db.table_names()).issuperset(
         {"one_index", "two_indexes", "sqlite_stat1"}
     )
-    assert list(db["sqlite_stat1"].rows) == [
+    assert list(db.table("sqlite_stat1").rows) == [
         {"tbl": "two_indexes", "idx": "idx_two_indexes_species", "stat": "1 1"},
         {"tbl": "two_indexes", "idx": "idx_two_indexes_name", "stat": "1 1"},
         {"tbl": "one_index", "idx": "idx_one_index_name", "stat": "1 1"},
@@ -30,12 +32,12 @@ def test_analyze_one_table(db, method):
     if method == "db_method_with_name":
         db.analyze("one_index")
     elif method == "table_method":
-        db["one_index"].analyze()
+        db.table("one_index").analyze()
 
     assert set(db.table_names()).issuperset(
         {"one_index", "two_indexes", "sqlite_stat1"}
     )
-    assert list(db["sqlite_stat1"].rows) == [
+    assert list(db.table("sqlite_stat1").rows) == [
         {"tbl": "one_index", "idx": "idx_one_index_name", "stat": "1 1"}
     ]
 
@@ -46,6 +48,6 @@ def test_analyze_index_by_name(db):
     assert set(db.table_names()).issuperset(
         {"one_index", "two_indexes", "sqlite_stat1"}
     )
-    assert list(db["sqlite_stat1"].rows) == [
+    assert list(db.table("sqlite_stat1").rows) == [
         {"tbl": "two_indexes", "idx": "idx_two_indexes_species", "stat": "1 1"},
     ]

tests/test_analyze_tables.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from sqlite_utils.db import ColumnDetails, Database
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def db_to_analyze(fresh_db):
-    stuff = fresh_db["stuff"]
+    stuff = fresh_db.table("stuff")
     stuff.insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 1, "owner": "Terryterryterry", "size": 5},
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def big_db_to_analyze_path(tmpdir):
                     "all_null": None,
                 }
             )
-    db["stuff"].insert_all(to_insert)
+    db.table("stuff").insert_all(to_insert)
     return path
 
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def big_db_to_analyze_path(tmpdir):
 )
 def test_analyze_column(db_to_analyze, column, extra_kwargs, expected):
     assert (
-        db_to_analyze["stuff"].analyze_column(
+        db_to_analyze.table("stuff").analyze_column(
             column, common_limit=2, value_truncate=5, **extra_kwargs
         )
         == expected
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ def test_analyze_table_save(db_to_analyze_path):
         cli.cli, ["analyze-tables", db_to_analyze_path, "--save"]
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0
-    rows = list(Database(db_to_analyze_path)["_analyze_tables_"].rows)
+    rows = list(Database(db_to_analyze_path).table("_analyze_tables_").rows)
     assert rows == [
         {
             "table": "stuff",
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def test_analyze_table_save_no_most_no_least_options(
         args.append("--no-least")
     result = CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, args)
     assert result.exit_code == 0
-    rows = list(Database(big_db_to_analyze_path)["_analyze_tables_"].rows)
+    rows = list(Database(big_db_to_analyze_path).table("_analyze_tables_").rows)
     expected = {
         "table": "stuff",
         "column": "category",
@@ -297,13 +297,13 @@ def test_analyze_table_column_all_nulls(big_db_to_analyze_path):
 def test_analyze_table_validate_columns(tmpdir, args, expected_error):
     path = str(tmpdir / "test_validate_columns.db")
     db = Database(path)
-    db["one"].insert(
+    db.table("one").insert(
         {
             "id": 1,
             "name": "one",
         }
     )
-    db["two"].insert(
+    db.table("two").insert(
         {
             "id": 1,
             "age": 5,

tests/test_atomic.py

@@ -45,30 +45,30 @@ def test_iter_complete_sql_statements(sql, expected):
 
 def test_atomic_commits(fresh_db):
     with fresh_db.atomic():
-        fresh_db["dogs"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
+        fresh_db.table("dogs").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
 
-    assert list(fresh_db["dogs"].rows) == [{"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}]
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("dogs").rows) == [{"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}]
 
 
 def test_atomic_rolls_back(fresh_db):
     with pytest.raises(RuntimeError), fresh_db.atomic():
-        fresh_db["dogs"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
+        fresh_db.table("dogs").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
         raise RuntimeError("boom")
 
-    assert not fresh_db["dogs"].exists()
+    assert not fresh_db.table("dogs").exists()
 
 
 def test_nested_atomic_rolls_back_to_savepoint(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["dogs"].create({"id": int, "name": str}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("dogs").create({"id": int, "name": str}, pk="id")
 
     with fresh_db.atomic():
-        fresh_db["dogs"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"})
+        fresh_db.table("dogs").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"})
         with pytest.raises(RuntimeError), fresh_db.atomic():
-            fresh_db["dogs"].insert({"id": 2, "name": "Pancakes"})
+            fresh_db.table("dogs").insert({"id": 2, "name": "Pancakes"})
             raise RuntimeError("boom")
-        fresh_db["dogs"].insert({"id": 3, "name": "Marnie"})
+        fresh_db.table("dogs").insert({"id": 3, "name": "Marnie"})
 
-    assert list(fresh_db["dogs"].rows) == [
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("dogs").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"},
         {"id": 3, "name": "Marnie"},
     ]
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ def test_nested_atomic_rolls_back_to_savepoint(fresh_db):
 
 def test_outer_atomic_rolls_back_released_savepoint(fresh_db):
     with pytest.raises(RuntimeError), fresh_db.atomic():
-        fresh_db["dogs"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
+        fresh_db.table("dogs").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
         with fresh_db.atomic():
-            fresh_db["dogs"].insert({"id": 2, "name": "Pancakes"})
+            fresh_db.table("dogs").insert({"id": 2, "name": "Pancakes"})
         raise RuntimeError("boom")
 
-    assert not fresh_db["dogs"].exists()
+    assert not fresh_db.table("dogs").exists()
 
 
 def test_executescript_does_not_commit_open_atomic_block(fresh_db):
@@ -97,41 +97,41 @@ def test_executescript_does_not_commit_open_atomic_block(fresh_db):
             """)
         raise RuntimeError("boom")
 
-    assert not fresh_db["dogs"].exists()
+    assert not fresh_db.table("dogs").exists()
 
 
 def test_transform_does_not_commit_open_atomic_block(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["dogs"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": "5"}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("dogs").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": "5"}, pk="id")
 
     with pytest.raises(RuntimeError), fresh_db.atomic():
-        fresh_db["dogs"].insert({"id": 2, "name": "Pancakes", "age": "6"})
-        fresh_db["dogs"].transform(rename={"age": "dog_age"})
+        fresh_db.table("dogs").insert({"id": 2, "name": "Pancakes", "age": "6"})
+        fresh_db.table("dogs").transform(rename={"age": "dog_age"})
         raise RuntimeError("boom")
 
     assert (
-        fresh_db["dogs"].schema
+        fresh_db.table("dogs").schema
         == 'CREATE TABLE "dogs" (\n   "id" INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,\n   "name" TEXT,\n   "age" TEXT\n)'
     )
-    assert list(fresh_db["dogs"].rows) == [
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("dogs").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": "5"},
     ]
 
 
 def test_transform_parent_table_with_foreign_keys_in_atomic(fresh_db):
     fresh_db.conn.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys=ON")
-    fresh_db["authors"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Tina"}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["books"].insert(
+    fresh_db.table("authors").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Tina"}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("books").insert(
         {"id": 1, "title": "Book", "author_id": 1},
         pk="id",
         foreign_keys={"author_id"},
     )
 
     with fresh_db.atomic():
-        fresh_db["authors"].transform(rename={"name": "full_name"})
+        fresh_db.table("authors").transform(rename={"name": "full_name"})
         assert fresh_db.conn.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys").fetchone()[0]
 
     assert (
-        fresh_db["authors"].schema
+        fresh_db.table("authors").schema
         == 'CREATE TABLE "authors" (\n   "id" INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,\n   "full_name" TEXT\n)'
     )
     assert fresh_db.execute("PRAGMA foreign_key_check").fetchall() == []
@@ -139,19 +139,19 @@ def test_transform_parent_table_with_foreign_keys_in_atomic(fresh_db):
 
 def test_transform_parent_table_with_foreign_keys_rolls_back(fresh_db):
     fresh_db.conn.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys=ON")
-    fresh_db["authors"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Tina"}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["books"].insert(
+    fresh_db.table("authors").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Tina"}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("books").insert(
         {"id": 1, "title": "Book", "author_id": 1},
         pk="id",
         foreign_keys={"author_id"},
     )
 
     with pytest.raises(RuntimeError), fresh_db.atomic():
-        fresh_db["authors"].transform(rename={"name": "full_name"})
+        fresh_db.table("authors").transform(rename={"name": "full_name"})
         raise RuntimeError("boom")
 
     assert (
-        fresh_db["authors"].schema
+        fresh_db.table("authors").schema
         == 'CREATE TABLE "authors" (\n   "id" INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,\n   "name" TEXT\n)'
     )
     assert fresh_db.conn.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys").fetchone()[0]
@@ -160,49 +160,51 @@ def test_transform_parent_table_with_foreign_keys_rolls_back(fresh_db):
 
 def test_transform_detects_foreign_key_check_violations(fresh_db):
     fresh_db.conn.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys=ON")
-    fresh_db["authors"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Tina"}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["books"].insert({"id": 1, "author_id": 2}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("authors").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Tina"}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("books").insert({"id": 1, "author_id": 2}, pk="id")
 
     with pytest.raises(sqlite3.IntegrityError):
-        fresh_db["books"].transform(add_foreign_keys=(("author_id", "authors", "id"),))
+        fresh_db.table("books").transform(
+            add_foreign_keys=(("author_id", "authors", "id"),)
+        )
 
-    assert fresh_db["books"].foreign_keys == []
+    assert fresh_db.table("books").foreign_keys == []
     assert fresh_db.conn.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys").fetchone()[0]
 
 
 def test_atomic_inside_manual_transaction_uses_savepoint(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["t"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("t").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
     fresh_db.execute("begin")
     with fresh_db.atomic():
-        fresh_db["t"].insert({"id": 2}, pk="id")
+        fresh_db.table("t").insert({"id": 2}, pk="id")
     # Nothing is committed until the user's own transaction commits
     assert fresh_db.conn.in_transaction
     fresh_db.rollback()
-    assert [r["id"] for r in fresh_db["t"].rows] == [1]
+    assert [r["id"] for r in fresh_db.table("t").rows] == [1]
     # And with a commit instead, the atomic block's writes persist
     fresh_db.execute("begin")
     with fresh_db.atomic():
-        fresh_db["t"].insert({"id": 3}, pk="id")
+        fresh_db.table("t").insert({"id": 3}, pk="id")
     fresh_db.commit()
-    assert [r["id"] for r in fresh_db["t"].rows] == [1, 3]
+    assert [r["id"] for r in fresh_db.table("t").rows] == [1, 3]
 
 
 def test_begin_commit_rollback(tmpdir):
     path = str(tmpdir / "test.db")
     db = Database(path)
-    db["t"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    db.table("t").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
     db.begin()
-    db["t"].insert({"id": 2}, pk="id")
+    db.table("t").insert({"id": 2}, pk="id")
     assert db.conn.in_transaction
     db.rollback()
     assert not db.conn.in_transaction
-    assert [r["id"] for r in db["t"].rows] == [1]
+    assert [r["id"] for r in db.table("t").rows] == [1]
     db.begin()
-    db["t"].insert({"id": 3}, pk="id")
+    db.table("t").insert({"id": 3}, pk="id")
     db.commit()
     db.close()
     db2 = Database(path)
-    assert [r["id"] for r in db2["t"].rows] == [1, 3]
+    assert [r["id"] for r in db2.table("t").rows] == [1, 3]
     db2.close()
 
 
@@ -222,7 +224,7 @@ def test_commit_and_rollback_without_transaction_are_noops(fresh_db):
 def test_execute_write_commits_immediately(tmpdir):
     path = str(tmpdir / "test.db")
     db = Database(path)
-    db["t"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    db.table("t").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
     db.execute("insert into t (id) values (2)")
     # No implicit transaction is left open
     assert not db.conn.in_transaction
@@ -234,24 +236,24 @@ def test_execute_write_commits_immediately(tmpdir):
 
 
 def test_execute_write_respects_explicit_transaction(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["t"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("t").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
     fresh_db.begin()
     fresh_db.execute("insert into t (id) values (2)")
     # Still inside the explicit transaction - not committed
     assert fresh_db.conn.in_transaction
     fresh_db.rollback()
-    assert [r["id"] for r in fresh_db["t"].rows] == [1]
+    assert [r["id"] for r in fresh_db.table("t").rows] == [1]
 
 
 def test_execute_comment_prefixed_begin_leaves_transaction_open(fresh_db):
     # A BEGIN hidden behind a leading comment must not be auto-committed
     # out from under the caller
-    fresh_db["t"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("t").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
     fresh_db.execute("-- start a transaction\nbegin")
     assert fresh_db.conn.in_transaction
     fresh_db.execute("insert into t (id) values (2)")
     fresh_db.rollback()
-    assert [r["id"] for r in fresh_db["t"].rows] == [1]
+    assert [r["id"] for r in fresh_db.table("t").rows] == [1]
 
 
 def _sqlite_accepts_bom():
@@ -269,12 +271,12 @@ def test_execute_prefixed_begin_leaves_transaction_open(fresh_db, begin_sql):
     # out from under the caller
     if begin_sql.startswith("\ufeff") and not _sqlite_accepts_bom():
         pytest.skip("This SQLite version rejects a leading byte order mark")
-    fresh_db["t"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("t").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
     fresh_db.execute(begin_sql)
     assert fresh_db.conn.in_transaction
     fresh_db.execute("insert into t (id) values (2)")
     fresh_db.rollback()
-    assert [r["id"] for r in fresh_db["t"].rows] == [1]
+    assert [r["id"] for r in fresh_db.table("t").rows] == [1]
 
 
 def test_execute_failed_write_rolls_back_implicit_transaction(tmpdir):
@@ -282,40 +284,40 @@ def test_execute_failed_write_rolls_back_implicit_transaction(tmpdir):
     # that would silently disable auto-commit for every subsequent write
     path = str(tmpdir / "test.db")
     db = Database(path)
-    db["t"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    db.table("t").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
     with pytest.raises(sqlite3.IntegrityError):
         db.execute("insert into t (id) values (1)")
     assert not db.conn.in_transaction
     # Subsequent writes commit as normal and survive closing the connection
-    db["other"].insert({"id": 2})
+    db.table("other").insert({"id": 2})
     db.close()
     db2 = Database(path)
-    assert db2["other"].exists()
+    assert db2.table("other").exists()
     db2.close()
 
 
 def test_execute_failed_write_preserves_explicit_transaction(fresh_db):
     # A failed write inside an explicit transaction must not roll back
     # the caller's earlier work - only the caller decides that
-    fresh_db["t"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("t").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
     fresh_db.begin()
     fresh_db.execute("insert into t (id) values (2)")
     with pytest.raises(sqlite3.IntegrityError):
         fresh_db.execute("insert into t (id) values (1)")
     assert fresh_db.conn.in_transaction
     fresh_db.commit()
-    assert [r["id"] for r in fresh_db["t"].rows] == [1, 2]
+    assert [r["id"] for r in fresh_db.table("t").rows] == [1, 2]
 
 
 def test_execute_failed_write_inside_atomic_preserves_block(fresh_db):
     # A caught failure inside an atomic() block must leave the block's
     # transaction open so its other work still commits
-    fresh_db["t"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("t").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
     with fresh_db.atomic():
         fresh_db.execute("insert into t (id) values (2)")
         with pytest.raises(sqlite3.IntegrityError):
             fresh_db.execute("insert into t (id) values (1)")
-    assert [r["id"] for r in fresh_db["t"].rows] == [1, 2]
+    assert [r["id"] for r in fresh_db.table("t").rows] == [1, 2]
 
 
 def test_query_returning_commits_after_iteration(tmpdir):
@@ -325,7 +327,7 @@ def test_query_returning_commits_after_iteration(tmpdir):
         _pytest.skip("RETURNING requires SQLite 3.35.0 or higher")
     path = str(tmpdir / "test.db")
     db = Database(path)
-    db["t"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    db.table("t").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
     rows = list(db.query("insert into t (id) values (2) returning id"))
     assert rows == [{"id": 2}]
     assert not db.conn.in_transaction
@@ -375,7 +377,7 @@ def test_nested_atomic_preserves_error_from_transaction_destroying_trigger(
 
 
 def test_atomic_preserves_error_from_insert_or_rollback(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["t"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("t").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
     with pytest.raises(sqlite3.IntegrityError), fresh_db.atomic():
         fresh_db.execute("insert or rollback into t (id) values (1)")
     assert not fresh_db.conn.in_transaction

tests/test_attach.py

@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ def test_attach(tmpdir):
     bar_path = str(tmpdir / "bar.db")
     db = Database(foo_path)
     with db.conn:
-        db["foo"].insert({"id": 1, "text": "foo"})
+        db.table("foo").insert({"id": 1, "text": "foo"})
     db2 = Database(bar_path)
     with db2.conn:
-        db2["bar"].insert({"id": 1, "text": "bar"})
+        db2.table("bar").insert({"id": 1, "text": "bar"})
     db.attach("bar", bar_path)
     assert db.execute(
         "select * from foo union all select * from bar.bar"

tests/test_cli.py

@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ def test_views(db_path):
 
 
 def test_tables_fts4(db_path):
-    Database(db_path)["Gosh"].enable_fts(["c2"], fts_version="FTS4")
+    Database(db_path).table("Gosh").enable_fts(["c2"], fts_version="FTS4")
     result = CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, ["tables", "--fts4", db_path])
     assert '[{"table": "Gosh_fts"}]' == result.output.strip()
 
 
 def test_tables_fts5(db_path):
-    Database(db_path)["Gosh"].enable_fts(["c2"], fts_version="FTS5")
+    Database(db_path).table("Gosh").enable_fts(["c2"], fts_version="FTS5")
     result = CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, ["tables", "--fts5", db_path])
     assert '[{"table": "Gosh_fts"}]' == result.output.strip()
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def test_tables_fts5(db_path):
 def test_tables_counts_and_columns(db_path):
     db = Database(db_path)
     with db.conn:
-        db["lots"].insert_all([{"id": i, "age": i + 1} for i in range(30)])
+        db.table("lots").insert_all([{"id": i, "age": i + 1} for i in range(30)])
     result = CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, ["tables", "--counts", "--columns", db_path])
     assert (
         '[{"table": "Gosh", "count": 0, "columns": ["c1", "c2", "c3"]},\n'
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def test_tables_counts_and_columns(db_path):
 def test_tables_counts_and_columns_csv(db_path, format, expected):
     db = Database(db_path)
     with db.conn:
-        db["lots"].insert_all([{"id": i, "age": i + 1} for i in range(30)])
+        db.table("lots").insert_all([{"id": i, "age": i + 1} for i in range(30)])
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli, ["tables", "--counts", "--columns", format, db_path]
     )
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def test_tables_counts_and_columns_csv(db_path, format, expected):
 def test_tables_schema(db_path):
     db = Database(db_path)
     with db.conn:
-        db["lots"].insert_all([{"id": i, "age": i + 1} for i in range(30)])
+        db.table("lots").insert_all([{"id": i, "age": i + 1} for i in range(30)])
     result = CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, ["tables", "--schema", db_path])
     assert (
         '[{"table": "Gosh", "schema": "CREATE TABLE Gosh (c1 text, c2 text, c3 text)"},\n'
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def test_tables_schema(db_path):
 def test_output_table(db_path, options, expected):
     db = Database(db_path)
     with db.conn:
-        db["rows"].insert_all(
+        db.table("rows").insert_all(
             [
                 {
                     "c1": f"verb{i}",
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ def test_output_table_no_headers(db_path, fmt_option):
     # tabulate formats and the column names were always printed.
     db = Database(db_path)
     with db.conn:
-        db["dogs"].insert_all(
+        db.table("dogs").insert_all(
             [
                 {"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": 4},
                 {"id": 2, "name": "Pancakes", "age": 2},
@@ -244,14 +244,14 @@ def test_output_table_no_headers(db_path, fmt_option):
 
 def test_create_index(db_path):
     db = Database(db_path)
-    assert [] == db["Gosh"].indexes
+    assert [] == db.table("Gosh").indexes
     result = CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, ["create-index", db_path, "Gosh", "c1"])
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     assert [
         Index(
             seq=0, name="idx_Gosh_c1", unique=0, origin="c", partial=0, columns=["c1"]
         )
-    ] == db["Gosh"].indexes
+    ] == db.table("Gosh").indexes
     # Try with a custom name
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli, ["create-index", db_path, "Gosh", "c2", "--name", "blah"]
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ def test_create_index(db_path):
         Index(
             seq=1, name="idx_Gosh_c1", unique=0, origin="c", partial=0, columns=["c1"]
         ),
-    ] == db["Gosh"].indexes
+    ] == db.table("Gosh").indexes
     # Try a two-column unique index
     create_index_unique_args = [
         "create-index",
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def test_create_index(db_path):
             partial=0,
             columns=["c1", "c2"],
         )
-    ] == db["Gosh2"].indexes
+    ] == db.table("Gosh2").indexes
     # Trying to create the same index should fail
     assert CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, create_index_unique_args).exit_code != 0
     # ... unless we use --if-not-exists or --ignore
@@ -296,11 +296,11 @@ def test_create_index(db_path):
 
 def test_drop_index(db_path):
     db = Database(db_path)
-    db["Gosh"].create_index(["c1"])
-    assert [index.name for index in db["Gosh"].indexes] == ["idx_Gosh_c1"]
+    db.table("Gosh").create_index(["c1"])
+    assert [index.name for index in db.table("Gosh").indexes] == ["idx_Gosh_c1"]
     result = CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, ["drop-index", db_path, "Gosh", "idx_Gosh_c1"])
     assert result.exit_code == 0
-    assert db["Gosh"].indexes == []
+    assert db.table("Gosh").indexes == []
 
     result = CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, ["drop-index", db_path, "Gosh", "idx_Gosh_c1"])
     assert result.exit_code == 1
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ def test_drop_index(db_path):
 def test_create_index_analyze(db_path):
     db = Database(db_path)
     assert "sqlite_stat1" not in db.table_names()
-    assert [] == db["Gosh"].indexes
+    assert [] == db.table("Gosh").indexes
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli, ["create-index", db_path, "Gosh", "c1", "--analyze"]
     )
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ def test_create_index_analyze(db_path):
 
 def test_create_index_desc(db_path):
     db = Database(db_path)
-    assert [] == db["Gosh"].indexes
+    assert [] == db.table("Gosh").indexes
     result = CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, ["create-index", db_path, "Gosh", "--", "-c1"])
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     assert (
@@ -361,12 +361,12 @@ def test_create_index_desc(db_path):
 def test_add_column(db_path, col_name, col_type, expected_schema):
     db = Database(db_path)
     db.create_table("dogs", {"name": str})
-    assert db["dogs"].schema == 'CREATE TABLE "dogs" (\n   "name" TEXT\n)'
+    assert db.table("dogs").schema == 'CREATE TABLE "dogs" (\n   "name" TEXT\n)'
     args = ["add-column", db_path, "dogs", col_name]
     if col_type is not None:
         args.append(col_type)
     assert CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, args).exit_code == 0
-    assert db["dogs"].schema == expected_schema
+    assert db.table("dogs").schema == expected_schema
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("ignore", (True, False))
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ def test_add_column_ignore(db_path, ignore):
 def test_add_column_not_null_default(db_path):
     db = Database(db_path)
     db.create_table("dogs", {"name": str})
-    assert db["dogs"].schema == 'CREATE TABLE "dogs" (\n   "name" TEXT\n)'
+    assert db.table("dogs").schema == 'CREATE TABLE "dogs" (\n   "name" TEXT\n)'
     args = [
         "add-column",
         db_path,
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ def test_add_column_not_null_default(db_path):
         "dogs'dawg",
     ]
     assert CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, args).exit_code == 0
-    assert db["dogs"].schema == (
+    assert db.table("dogs").schema == (
         'CREATE TABLE "dogs" (\n'
         '   "name" TEXT\n'
         ", \"nickname\" TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'dogs''dawg')"
@@ -415,10 +415,10 @@ def test_add_column_not_null_default(db_path):
 )
 def test_add_foreign_key(db_path, args, assert_message):
     db = Database(db_path)
-    db["authors"].insert_all(
+    db.table("authors").insert_all(
         [{"id": 1, "name": "Sally"}, {"id": 2, "name": "Asheesh"}], pk="id"
     )
-    db["books"].insert_all(
+    db.table("books").insert_all(
         [
             {"title": "Hedgehogs of the world", "author_id": 1},
             {"title": "How to train your wolf", "author_id": 2},
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ def test_add_foreign_key(db_path, args, assert_message):
         ForeignKey(
             table="books", column="author_id", other_table="authors", other_column="id"
         )
-    ] == db["books"].foreign_keys
+    ] == db.table("books").foreign_keys
 
     # Error if we try to add it twice:
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
@@ -460,14 +460,14 @@ def test_add_foreign_key(db_path, args, assert_message):
 
 def test_add_column_foreign_key(db_path):
     db = Database(db_path)
-    db["authors"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Sally"}, pk="id")
-    db["books"].insert({"title": "Hedgehogs of the world"})
+    db.table("authors").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Sally"}, pk="id")
+    db.table("books").insert({"title": "Hedgehogs of the world"})
     # Add an author_id foreign key column to the books table
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli, ["add-column", db_path, "books", "author_id", "--fk", "authors"]
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
-    assert db["books"].schema == (
+    assert db.table("books").schema == (
         'CREATE TABLE "books" (\n'
         '   "title" TEXT,\n'
         '   "author_id" INTEGER REFERENCES "authors"("id")\n'
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ def test_add_column_foreign_key(db_path):
         ],
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
-    assert db["books"].schema == (
+    assert db.table("books").schema == (
         'CREATE TABLE "books" (\n'
         '   "title" TEXT,\n'
         '   "author_id" INTEGER REFERENCES "authors"("id"),\n'
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ def test_add_column_foreign_key(db_path):
 
 def test_suggest_alter_if_column_missing(db_path):
     db = Database(db_path)
-    db["authors"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Sally"}, pk="id")
+    db.table("authors").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Sally"}, pk="id")
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli,
         ["insert", db_path, "authors", "-"],
@@ -521,27 +521,27 @@ def test_suggest_alter_if_column_missing(db_path):
 def test_index_foreign_keys(db_path):
     test_add_column_foreign_key(db_path)
     db = Database(db_path)
-    assert [] == db["books"].indexes
+    assert [] == db.table("books").indexes
     result = CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, ["index-foreign-keys", db_path])
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     assert [["author_id"], ["author_name_ref"]] == [
-        i.columns for i in db["books"].indexes
+        i.columns for i in db.table("books").indexes
     ]
 
 
 def test_enable_fts(db_path):
     db = Database(db_path)
-    assert db["Gosh"].detect_fts() is None
+    assert db.table("Gosh").detect_fts() is None
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli, ["enable-fts", db_path, "Gosh", "c1", "--fts4"]
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0
-    assert "Gosh_fts" == db["Gosh"].detect_fts()
+    assert "Gosh_fts" == db.table("Gosh").detect_fts()
 
     # Table names with restricted chars are handled correctly.
     # colons and dots are restricted characters for table names.
-    db["http://example.com"].create({"c1": str, "c2": str, "c3": str})
-    assert db["http://example.com"].detect_fts() is None
+    db.table("http://example.com").create({"c1": str, "c2": str, "c3": str})
+    assert db.table("http://example.com").detect_fts() is None
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli,
         [
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ def test_enable_fts(db_path):
         ],
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0
-    assert "http://example.com_fts" == db["http://example.com"].detect_fts()
+    assert "http://example.com_fts" == db.table("http://example.com").detect_fts()
     # Check tokenize was set to porter
     assert (
         'CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE "http://example.com_fts" USING FTS4 (\n'
@@ -563,19 +563,19 @@ def test_enable_fts(db_path):
         "    tokenize='porter',\n"
         '    content="http://example.com"'
         "\n)"
-    ) == db["http://example.com_fts"].schema
-    db["http://example.com"].drop()
+    ) == db.table("http://example.com_fts").schema
+    db.table("http://example.com").drop()
 
 
 def test_enable_fts_replace(db_path):
     db = Database(db_path)
-    assert db["Gosh"].detect_fts() is None
+    assert db.table("Gosh").detect_fts() is None
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli, ["enable-fts", db_path, "Gosh", "c1", "--fts4"]
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0
-    assert "Gosh_fts" == db["Gosh"].detect_fts()
-    assert db["Gosh_fts"].columns_dict == {"c1": str}
+    assert "Gosh_fts" == db.table("Gosh").detect_fts()
+    assert db.table("Gosh_fts").columns_dict == {"c1": str}
 
     # This should throw an error
     result2 = CliRunner().invoke(
@@ -589,11 +589,11 @@ def test_enable_fts_replace(db_path):
         cli.cli, ["enable-fts", db_path, "Gosh", "c2", "--fts4", "--replace"]
     )
     assert result3.exit_code == 0
-    assert db["Gosh_fts"].columns_dict == {"c2": str}
+    assert db.table("Gosh_fts").columns_dict == {"c2": str}
 
 
 def test_enable_fts_with_triggers(db_path):
-    Database(db_path)["Gosh"].insert_all([{"c1": "baz"}])
+    Database(db_path).table("Gosh").insert_all([{"c1": "baz"}])
     exit_code = (
         CliRunner()
         .invoke(
@@ -612,12 +612,12 @@ def test_enable_fts_with_triggers(db_path):
         )
 
     assert [("baz",)] == search("baz")
-    Database(db_path)["Gosh"].insert_all([{"c1": "martha"}])
+    Database(db_path).table("Gosh").insert_all([{"c1": "martha"}])
     assert [("martha",)] == search("martha")
 
 
 def test_populate_fts(db_path):
-    Database(db_path)["Gosh"].insert_all([{"c1": "baz"}])
+    Database(db_path).table("Gosh").insert_all([{"c1": "baz"}])
     exit_code = (
         CliRunner()
         .invoke(cli.cli, ["enable-fts", db_path, "Gosh", "c1", "--fts4"])
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ def test_populate_fts(db_path):
         )
 
     assert [("baz",)] == search("baz")
-    Database(db_path)["Gosh"].insert_all([{"c1": "martha"}])
+    Database(db_path).table("Gosh").insert_all([{"c1": "martha"}])
     assert [] == search("martha")
     exit_code = (
         CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, ["populate-fts", db_path, "Gosh", "c1"]).exit_code
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ def test_populate_fts(db_path):
 def test_disable_fts(db_path):
     db = Database(db_path)
     assert {"Gosh", "Gosh2"} == set(db.table_names())
-    db["Gosh"].enable_fts(["c1"], create_triggers=True)
+    db.table("Gosh").enable_fts(["c1"], create_triggers=True)
     assert {
         "Gosh_fts",
         "Gosh_fts_idx",
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ def test_optimize(db_path, tables):
     db = Database(db_path)
     with db.conn:
         for table in ("Gosh", "Gosh2"):
-            db[table].insert_all(
+            db.table(table).insert_all(
                 [
                     {
                         "c1": f"verb{i}",
@@ -687,8 +687,8 @@ def test_optimize(db_path, tables):
                     for i in range(10000)
                 ]
             )
-        db["Gosh"].enable_fts(["c1", "c2", "c3"], fts_version="FTS4")
-        db["Gosh2"].enable_fts(["c1", "c2", "c3"], fts_version="FTS5")
+        db.table("Gosh").enable_fts(["c1", "c2", "c3"], fts_version="FTS4")
+        db.table("Gosh2").enable_fts(["c1", "c2", "c3"], fts_version="FTS5")
     size_before_optimize = os.stat(db_path).st_size
     result = CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, ["optimize", db_path] + tables)
     assert result.exit_code == 0
@@ -713,22 +713,22 @@ def test_rebuild_fts_fixes_docsize_error(db_path):
         for i in range(10000)
     ]
     with db.conn:
-        db["fts5_table"].insert_all(records, pk="c1")
-        db["fts5_table"].enable_fts(
+        db.table("fts5_table").insert_all(records, pk="c1")
+        db.table("fts5_table").enable_fts(
             ["c1", "c2", "c3"], fts_version="FTS5", create_triggers=True
         )
     # Search should work
-    assert list(db["fts5_table"].search("verb1"))
+    assert list(db.table("fts5_table").search("verb1"))
     # Replicate docsize error from this issue for FTS5
     # https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/149
-    assert db["fts5_table_fts_docsize"].count == 10000
-    db["fts5_table"].insert_all(records, replace=True)
-    assert db["fts5_table"].count == 10000
-    assert db["fts5_table_fts_docsize"].count == 20000
+    assert db.table("fts5_table_fts_docsize").count == 10000
+    db.table("fts5_table").insert_all(records, replace=True)
+    assert db.table("fts5_table").count == 10000
+    assert db.table("fts5_table_fts_docsize").count == 20000
     # Running rebuild-fts should fix this
     result = CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, ["rebuild-fts", db_path, "fts5_table"])
     assert result.exit_code == 0
-    assert db["fts5_table_fts_docsize"].count == 10000
+    assert db.table("fts5_table_fts_docsize").count == 10000
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ def test_rebuild_fts_fixes_docsize_error(db_path):
 def test_query_csv(db_path, format, expected):
     db = Database(db_path)
     with db.conn:
-        db["dogs"].insert_all(
+        db.table("dogs").insert_all(
             [
                 {"id": 1, "age": 4, "name": "Cleo"},
                 {"id": 2, "age": 2, "name": "Pancakes"},
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ _one_query = "select id, name, age from dogs where id = 1"
 def test_query_json(db_path, sql, args, expected):
     db = Database(db_path)
     with db.conn:
-        db["dogs"].insert_all(
+        db.table("dogs").insert_all(
             [
                 {"id": 1, "age": 4, "name": "Cleo"},
                 {"id": 2, "age": 2, "name": "Pancakes"},
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ def test_query_sql_from_stdin(db_path):
     # https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/765
     db = Database(db_path)
     with db.conn:
-        db["dogs"].insert_all(
+        db.table("dogs").insert_all(
             [
                 {"id": 1, "age": 4, "name": "Cleo"},
                 {"id": 2, "age": 2, "name": "Pancakes"},
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ LOREM_IPSUM_COMPRESSED = (
 def test_query_json_binary(db_path):
     db = Database(db_path)
     with db.conn:
-        db["files"].insert(
+        db.table("files").insert(
             {
                 "name": "lorem.txt",
                 "sz": 16984,
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ def test_query_params(db_path, sql, params, expected):
 def test_query_json_with_json_cols(db_path):
     db = Database(db_path)
     with db.conn:
-        db["dogs"].insert(
+        db.table("dogs").insert(
             {
                 "id": 1,
                 "name": "Cleo",
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ def test_query_json_with_json_cols(db_path):
 def test_query_json_unicode_not_escaped_by_default(db_path):
     db = Database(db_path)
     with db.conn:
-        db["text"].insert({"id": 1, "text": "Japanese 日本語"}, pk="id")
+        db.table("text").insert({"id": 1, "text": "Japanese 日本語"}, pk="id")
     result = CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, [db_path, "select id, text from text"])
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     assert result.output.strip() == '[{"id": 1, "text": "Japanese 日本語"}]'
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ def test_query_json_unicode_not_escaped_by_default(db_path):
 def test_query_json_ascii_option(db_path, command):
     db = Database(db_path)
     with db.conn:
-        db["text"].insert({"id": 1, "text": "Japanese 日本語"}, pk="id")
+        db.table("text").insert({"id": 1, "text": "Japanese 日本語"}, pk="id")
     if command == "query":
         args = [db_path, "select id, text from text", "--ascii"]
     else:
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ def test_query_json_ascii_option(db_path, command):
     [(b"\x00\x0fbinary", True), ("this is text", False), (1, False), (1.5, False)],
 )
 def test_query_raw(db_path, content, is_binary):
-    Database(db_path)["files"].insert({"content": content})
+    Database(db_path).table("files").insert({"content": content})
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli, [db_path, "select content from files", "--raw"]
     )
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ def test_query_raw(db_path, content, is_binary):
     [(b"\x00\x0fbinary", True), ("this is text", False), (1, False), (1.5, False)],
 )
 def test_query_raw_lines(db_path, content, is_binary):
-    Database(db_path)["files"].insert_all({"content": content} for _ in range(3))
+    Database(db_path).table("files").insert_all({"content": content} for _ in range(3))
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli, [db_path, "select content from files", "--raw-lines"]
     )
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ def test_query_memory_does_not_create_file(tmpdir):
 def test_rows(db_path, args, expected):
     db = Database(db_path)
     with db.conn:
-        db["dogs"].insert_all(
+        db.table("dogs").insert_all(
             [
                 {"id": 1, "age": 4, "name": "Cleo"},
                 {"id": 2, "age": 2, "name": "Pancakes"},
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ def test_upsert(db_path, tmpdir):
         catch_exceptions=False,
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
-    assert 2 == db["dogs"].count
+    assert 2 == db.table("dogs").count
     # Now run the upsert to update just their ages
     upsert_dogs = [
         {"id": 1, "age": 5},
@@ -1295,8 +1295,8 @@ def test_upsert_pk_inferred_from_existing_table(db_path, tmpdir):
 
 def test_upsert_analyze(db_path, tmpdir):
     db = Database(db_path)
-    db["rows"].insert({"id": 1, "foo": "x", "n": 3}, pk="id")
-    db["rows"].create_index(["n"])
+    db.table("rows").insert({"id": 1, "foo": "x", "n": 3}, pk="id")
+    db.table("rows").create_index(["n"])
     assert "sqlite_stat1" not in db.table_names()
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli,
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ def test_upsert_analyze(db_path, tmpdir):
 def test_upsert_flatten(tmpdir):
     db_path = str(tmpdir / "flat.db")
     db = Database(db_path)
-    db["upsert_me"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Example"}, pk="id")
+    db.table("upsert_me").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Example"}, pk="id")
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli,
         ["upsert", db_path, "upsert_me", "-", "--flatten", "--pk", "id", "--alter"],
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ def test_create_table(args, schema):
         )
         assert result.exit_code == 0
         db = Database("test.db")
-        assert schema == db["t"].schema
+        assert schema == db.table("t").schema
 
 
 def test_create_table_foreign_key():
@@ -1459,21 +1459,21 @@ def test_create_table_foreign_key():
             '   "id" INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,\n'
             '   "name" TEXT\n'
             ")"
-        ) == db["authors"].schema
+        ) == db.table("authors").schema
         assert (
             'CREATE TABLE "books" (\n'
             '   "id" INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,\n'
             '   "title" TEXT,\n'
             '   "author_id" INTEGER REFERENCES "authors"("id")\n'
             ")"
-        ) == db["books"].schema
+        ) == db.table("books").schema
 
 
 def test_create_table_error_if_table_exists():
     runner = CliRunner()
     with runner.isolated_filesystem():
         db = Database("test.db")
-        db["dogs"].insert({"name": "Cleo"})
+        db.table("dogs").insert({"name": "Cleo"})
         result = runner.invoke(
             cli.cli, ["create-table", "test.db", "dogs", "id", "integer"]
         )
@@ -1488,24 +1488,24 @@ def test_create_table_ignore():
     runner = CliRunner()
     with runner.isolated_filesystem():
         db = Database("test.db")
-        db["dogs"].insert({"name": "Cleo"})
+        db.table("dogs").insert({"name": "Cleo"})
         result = runner.invoke(
             cli.cli, ["create-table", "test.db", "dogs", "id", "integer", "--ignore"]
         )
         assert result.exit_code == 0
-        assert 'CREATE TABLE "dogs" (\n   "name" TEXT\n)' == db["dogs"].schema
+        assert 'CREATE TABLE "dogs" (\n   "name" TEXT\n)' == db.table("dogs").schema
 
 
 def test_create_table_replace():
     runner = CliRunner()
     with runner.isolated_filesystem():
         db = Database("test.db")
-        db["dogs"].insert({"name": "Cleo"})
+        db.table("dogs").insert({"name": "Cleo"})
         result = runner.invoke(
             cli.cli, ["create-table", "test.db", "dogs", "id", "integer", "--replace"]
         )
         assert result.exit_code == 0
-        assert 'CREATE TABLE "dogs" (\n   "id" INTEGER\n)' == db["dogs"].schema
+        assert 'CREATE TABLE "dogs" (\n   "id" INTEGER\n)' == db.table("dogs").schema
 
 
 def test_create_view():
@@ -1517,7 +1517,8 @@ def test_create_view():
         )
         assert result.exit_code == 0
         assert (
-            'CREATE VIEW "version" AS select sqlite_version()' == db["version"].schema
+            'CREATE VIEW "version" AS select sqlite_version()'
+            == db.view("version").schema
         )
 
 
@@ -1554,7 +1555,7 @@ def test_create_view_ignore():
         assert result.exit_code == 0
         assert (
             'CREATE VIEW "version" AS select sqlite_version() + 1'
-            == db["version"].schema
+            == db.view("version").schema
         )
 
 
@@ -1575,7 +1576,8 @@ def test_create_view_replace():
         )
         assert result.exit_code == 0
         assert (
-            'CREATE VIEW "version" AS select sqlite_version()' == db["version"].schema
+            'CREATE VIEW "version" AS select sqlite_version()'
+            == db.view("version").schema
         )
 
 
@@ -1583,7 +1585,7 @@ def test_drop_table():
     runner = CliRunner()
     with runner.isolated_filesystem():
         db = Database("test.db")
-        db["t"].create({"pk": int}, pk="pk")
+        db.table("t").create({"pk": int}, pk="pk")
         assert "t" in db.table_names()
         result = runner.invoke(
             cli.cli,
@@ -1601,7 +1603,7 @@ def test_drop_table_error():
     runner = CliRunner()
     with runner.isolated_filesystem():
         db = Database("test.db")
-        db["t"].create({"pk": int}, pk="pk")
+        db.table("t").create({"pk": int}, pk="pk")
         result = runner.invoke(
             cli.cli,
             [
@@ -1624,7 +1626,7 @@ def test_drop_table_on_view_errors():
     runner = CliRunner()
     with runner.isolated_filesystem():
         db = Database("test.db")
-        db["t"].insert({"id": 1})
+        db.table("t").insert({"id": 1})
         db.create_view("v", "select * from t")
         result = runner.invoke(cli.cli, ["drop-table", "test.db", "v"])
         assert result.exit_code == 1
@@ -1660,7 +1662,7 @@ def test_drop_view_on_table_errors():
     runner = CliRunner()
     with runner.isolated_filesystem():
         db = Database("test.db")
-        db["t"].insert({"id": 1})
+        db.table("t").insert({"id": 1})
         result = runner.invoke(cli.cli, ["drop-view", "test.db", "t"])
         assert result.exit_code == 1
         assert 'Error: "t" is a table, not a view - use drop-table to drop it' == (
@@ -1677,7 +1679,7 @@ def test_drop_view_error():
     runner = CliRunner()
     with runner.isolated_filesystem():
         db = Database("test.db")
-        db["t"].create({"pk": int}, pk="pk")
+        db.table("t").create({"pk": int}, pk="pk")
         result = runner.invoke(
             cli.cli,
             [
@@ -1702,7 +1704,7 @@ def test_enable_wal():
     with runner.isolated_filesystem():
         for dbname in dbs:
             db = Database(dbname)
-            db["t"].create({"pk": int}, pk="pk")
+            db.table("t").create({"pk": int}, pk="pk")
             assert db.journal_mode == "delete"
         result = runner.invoke(cli.cli, ["enable-wal"] + dbs, catch_exceptions=False)
         assert result.exit_code == 0
@@ -1717,7 +1719,7 @@ def test_disable_wal():
     with runner.isolated_filesystem():
         for dbname in dbs:
             db = Database(dbname)
-            db["t"].create({"pk": int}, pk="pk")
+            db.table("t").create({"pk": int}, pk="pk")
             db.enable_wal()
             assert db.journal_mode == "wal"
         result = runner.invoke(cli.cli, ["disable-wal"] + dbs)
@@ -1740,7 +1742,7 @@ def test_disable_wal():
 def test_query_update(db_path, args, expected):
     db = Database(db_path)
     with db.conn:
-        db["dogs"].insert_all(
+        db.table("dogs").insert_all(
             [
                 {"id": 1, "age": 4, "name": "Cleo"},
             ]
@@ -1756,11 +1758,13 @@ def test_query_update(db_path, args, expected):
 
 def test_add_foreign_keys(db_path):
     db = Database(db_path)
-    db["countries"].insert({"id": 7, "name": "Panama"}, pk="id")
-    db["authors"].insert({"id": 3, "name": "Matilda", "country_id": 7}, pk="id")
-    db["books"].insert({"id": 2, "title": "Wolf anatomy", "author_id": 3}, pk="id")
-    assert db["authors"].foreign_keys == []
-    assert db["books"].foreign_keys == []
+    db.table("countries").insert({"id": 7, "name": "Panama"}, pk="id")
+    db.table("authors").insert({"id": 3, "name": "Matilda", "country_id": 7}, pk="id")
+    db.table("books").insert(
+        {"id": 2, "title": "Wolf anatomy", "author_id": 3}, pk="id"
+    )
+    assert db.table("authors").foreign_keys == []
+    assert db.table("books").foreign_keys == []
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli,
         [
@@ -1777,7 +1781,7 @@ def test_add_foreign_keys(db_path):
         ],
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0
-    assert db["authors"].foreign_keys == [
+    assert db.table("authors").foreign_keys == [
         ForeignKey(
             table="authors",
             column="country_id",
@@ -1785,7 +1789,7 @@ def test_add_foreign_keys(db_path):
             other_column="id",
         )
     ]
-    assert db["books"].foreign_keys == [
+    assert db.table("books").foreign_keys == [
         ForeignKey(
             table="books", column="author_id", other_table="authors", other_column="id"
         )
@@ -1909,7 +1913,7 @@ def test_add_foreign_keys(db_path):
 def test_transform(db_path, args, expected_schema):
     db = Database(db_path)
     with db.conn:
-        db["dogs"].insert(
+        db.table("dogs").insert(
             {"id": 1, "age": 4, "name": "Cleo"},
             not_null={"age"},
             defaults={"age": 1},
@@ -1918,20 +1922,20 @@ def test_transform(db_path, args, expected_schema):
     result = CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, ["transform", db_path, "dogs"] + args)
     print(result.output)
     assert result.exit_code == 0
-    schema = db["dogs"].schema
+    schema = db.table("dogs").schema
     assert schema == expected_schema
 
 
 def test_transform_sql(db_path):
     db = Database(db_path)
     with db.conn:
-        db["dogs"].insert(
+        db.table("dogs").insert(
             {"id": 1, "age": 4, "name": "Cleo"},
             not_null={"age"},
             defaults={"age": 1},
             pk="id",
         )
-    original_schema = db["dogs"].schema
+    original_schema = db.table("dogs").schema
 
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli, ["transform", db_path, "dogs", "--drop", "name", "--sql"]
@@ -1942,7 +1946,7 @@ def test_transform_sql(db_path):
     assert '"age" INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT' in result.output
     assert 'DROP TABLE "dogs";' in result.output
     assert 'ALTER TABLE "dogs_new_' in result.output
-    assert db["dogs"].schema == original_schema
+    assert db.table("dogs").schema == original_schema
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -1958,12 +1962,12 @@ def test_transform_strict_option(db_path, initial_strict, args, expected_strict)
     db = Database(db_path)
     if not db.supports_strict:
         pytest.skip("SQLite version does not support strict tables")
-    db["dogs"].create({"id": int}, strict=initial_strict)
+    db.table("dogs").create({"id": int}, strict=initial_strict)
 
     result = CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, ["transform", db_path, "dogs"] + args)
 
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
-    assert db["dogs"].strict is expected_strict
+    assert db.table("dogs").strict is expected_strict
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -1977,20 +1981,20 @@ def test_transform_strict_option_sql(db_path, initial_strict, flag, sql_is_stric
     db = Database(db_path)
     if not db.supports_strict:
         pytest.skip("SQLite version does not support strict tables")
-    db["dogs"].create({"id": int}, strict=initial_strict)
+    db.table("dogs").create({"id": int}, strict=initial_strict)
 
     result = CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, ["transform", db_path, "dogs", flag, "--sql"])
 
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
     assert (") STRICT;" in result.output) is sql_is_strict
-    assert db["dogs"].strict is initial_strict
+    assert db.table("dogs").strict is initial_strict
 
 
 def test_transform_strict_option_with_invalid_data(db_path):
     db = Database(db_path)
     if not db.supports_strict:
         pytest.skip("SQLite version does not support strict tables")
-    dogs = db["dogs"]
+    dogs = db.table("dogs")
     dogs.create({"id": int})
     dogs.insert({"id": "not-an-integer"})
 
@@ -2048,10 +2052,10 @@ def test_transform_add_or_drop_foreign_key(db_path, extra_args, expected_schema)
     db = Database(db_path)
     with db.conn:
         # Create table with three foreign keys so we can drop two of them
-        db["continent"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Europe"}, pk="id")
-        db["country"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "France"}, pk="id")
-        db["city"].insert({"id": 24, "name": "Paris"}, pk="id")
-        db["places"].insert(
+        db.table("continent").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Europe"}, pk="id")
+        db.table("country").insert({"id": 1, "name": "France"}, pk="id")
+        db.table("city").insert({"id": 24, "name": "Paris"}, pk="id")
+        db.table("places").insert(
             {
                 "id": 32,
                 "name": "Caveau de la Huchette",
@@ -2072,7 +2076,7 @@ def test_transform_add_or_drop_foreign_key(db_path, extra_args, expected_schema)
         + extra_args,
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0
-    schema = db["places"].schema
+    schema = db.table("places").schema
     assert schema == expected_schema
 
 
@@ -2133,7 +2137,7 @@ _common_other_schema = (
 def test_extract(db_path, args, expected_table_schema, expected_other_schema):
     db = Database(db_path)
     with db.conn:
-        db["trees"].insert(
+        db.table("trees").insert(
             {"id": 1, "address": "4 Park Ave", "species": "Palm"},
             pk="id",
         )
@@ -2142,7 +2146,7 @@ def test_extract(db_path, args, expected_table_schema, expected_other_schema):
     )
     print(result.output)
     assert result.exit_code == 0
-    schema = db["trees"].schema
+    schema = db.table("trees").schema
     assert schema == expected_table_schema
     other_schema = next(
         t for t in db.tables if t.name not in ("trees", "Gosh", "Gosh2")
@@ -2190,7 +2194,7 @@ def test_insert_encoding(tmpdir):
     )
     assert good_result.exit_code == 0
     db = Database(db_path)
-    assert list(db["places"].rows) == [
+    assert list(db.table("places").rows) == [
         {
             "date": "2020-01-01",
             "name": "Barra da Lagoa",
@@ -2226,7 +2230,7 @@ def test_insert_encoding(tmpdir):
 def test_search(tmpdir, fts, extra_arg, expected):
     db_path = str(tmpdir / "test.db")
     db = Database(db_path)
-    db["articles"].insert_all(
+    db.table("articles").insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 1, "title": "Title the first"},
             {"id": 2, "title": "Title the second"},
@@ -2234,7 +2238,7 @@ def test_search(tmpdir, fts, extra_arg, expected):
         ],
         pk="id",
     )
-    db["articles"].enable_fts(["title"], fts_version=fts)
+    db.table("articles").enable_fts(["title"], fts_version=fts)
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli,
         ["search", db_path, "articles", "second"] + ([extra_arg] if extra_arg else []),
@@ -2247,7 +2251,7 @@ def test_search(tmpdir, fts, extra_arg, expected):
 def test_search_quote(tmpdir):
     db_path = str(tmpdir / "test.db")
     db = Database(db_path)
-    db["creatures"].insert({"name": "dog."}).enable_fts(["name"])
+    db.table("creatures").insert({"name": "dog."}).enable_fts(["name"])
     # Without --quote should return an error
     error_result = CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, ["search", db_path, "creatures", 'dog"'])
     assert error_result.exit_code == 1
@@ -2355,11 +2359,11 @@ _TRIGGERS_EXPECTED = (
 def test_triggers(tmpdir, extra_args, expected):
     db_path = str(tmpdir / "test.db")
     db = Database(db_path)
-    db["articles"].insert(
+    db.table("articles").insert(
         {"id": 1, "title": "Title the first"},
         pk="id",
     )
-    db["counter"].insert({"count": 1})
+    db.table("counter").insert({"count": 1})
     db.conn.execute(textwrap.dedent("""
         CREATE TRIGGER blah AFTER INSERT ON articles
         BEGIN
@@ -2420,9 +2424,9 @@ def test_triggers(tmpdir, extra_args, expected):
 def test_schema(tmpdir, options, expected):
     db_path = str(tmpdir / "test.db")
     db = Database(db_path)
-    db["dogs"].create({"id": int, "name": str})
-    db["chickens"].create({"id": int, "name": str, "breed": str})
-    db["chickens"].create_index(["breed"])
+    db.table("dogs").create({"id": int, "name": str})
+    db.table("chickens").create({"id": int, "name": str, "breed": str})
+    db.table("chickens").create_index(["breed"])
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli,
         ["schema", db_path] + options,
@@ -2446,7 +2450,7 @@ def test_long_csv_column_value(tmpdir):
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     db = Database(db_path)
-    rows = list(db["bigtable"].rows)
+    rows = list(db.table("bigtable").rows)
     assert len(rows) == 1
     assert rows[0]["text"] == long_string
 
@@ -2473,7 +2477,7 @@ def test_import_no_headers(tmpdir, args, tsv):
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
     db = Database(db_path)
-    schema = db["creatures"].schema
+    schema = db.table("creatures").schema
     assert schema == (
         'CREATE TABLE "creatures" (\n'
         '   "untitled_1" TEXT,\n'
@@ -2481,7 +2485,7 @@ def test_import_no_headers(tmpdir, args, tsv):
         '   "untitled_3" TEXT\n'
         ")"
     )
-    rows = list(db["creatures"].rows)
+    rows = list(db.table("creatures").rows)
     assert rows == [
         {"untitled_1": "Cleo", "untitled_2": "Dog", "untitled_3": "5"},
         {"untitled_1": "Tracy", "untitled_2": "Spider", "untitled_3": "7"},
@@ -2493,10 +2497,10 @@ def test_attach(tmpdir):
     bar_path = str(tmpdir / "bar.db")
     db = Database(foo_path)
     with db.conn:
-        db["foo"].insert({"id": 1, "text": "foo"})
+        db.table("foo").insert({"id": 1, "text": "foo"})
     db2 = Database(bar_path)
     with db2.conn:
-        db2["bar"].insert({"id": 1, "text": "bar"})
+        db2.table("bar").insert({"id": 1, "text": "bar"})
     db.attach("bar", bar_path)
     sql = "select * from foo union all select * from bar.bar"
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
@@ -2557,7 +2561,7 @@ def test_insert_detect_types(tmpdir):
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     db = Database(db_path)
-    assert list(db["creatures"].rows) == [
+    assert list(db.table("creatures").rows) == [
         {"name": "Cleo", "age": 6, "weight": 45.5},
         {"name": "Dori", "age": 1, "weight": 3.5},
     ]
@@ -2589,7 +2593,7 @@ def test_upsert_detect_types(tmpdir):
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     db = Database(db_path)
-    assert list(db["creatures"].rows) == [
+    assert list(db.table("creatures").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": 6, "weight": 45.5},
         {"id": 2, "name": "Dori", "age": 1, "weight": 3.5},
     ]
@@ -2608,7 +2612,7 @@ def test_csv_detect_types_creates_real_columns(tmpdir):
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     db = Database(db_path)
     # Check that the schema uses REAL for the weight column
-    assert db["creatures"].schema == (
+    assert db.table("creatures").schema == (
         'CREATE TABLE "creatures" (\n'
         '   "name" TEXT,\n'
         '   "age" INTEGER,\n'
@@ -2630,11 +2634,11 @@ def test_insert_no_detect_types(tmpdir):
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     db = Database(db_path)
     # All columns should be TEXT when --no-detect-types is used
-    assert list(db["creatures"].rows) == [
+    assert list(db.table("creatures").rows) == [
         {"name": "Cleo", "age": "6", "weight": "45.5"},
         {"name": "Dori", "age": "1", "weight": "3.5"},
     ]
-    assert db["creatures"].schema == (
+    assert db.table("creatures").schema == (
         'CREATE TABLE "creatures" (\n'
         '   "name" TEXT,\n'
         '   "age" TEXT,\n'
@@ -2665,11 +2669,11 @@ def test_upsert_no_detect_types(tmpdir):
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     db = Database(db_path)
     # All columns should be TEXT when --no-detect-types is used
-    assert list(db["creatures"].rows) == [
+    assert list(db.table("creatures").rows) == [
         {"id": "1", "name": "Cleo", "age": "6", "weight": "45.5"},
         {"id": "2", "name": "Dori", "age": "1", "weight": "3.5"},
     ]
-    assert db["creatures"].schema == (
+    assert db.table("creatures").schema == (
         'CREATE TABLE "creatures" (\n'
         '   "id" TEXT PRIMARY KEY,\n'
         '   "name" TEXT,\n'
@@ -2751,20 +2755,20 @@ def test_create_database(tmpdir, enable_wal):
 def test_analyze(tmpdir, options, expected):
     db_path = str(tmpdir / "test.db")
     db = Database(db_path)
-    db["one_index"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
-    db["one_index"].create_index(["name"])
-    db["two_indexes"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "species": "dog"}, pk="id")
-    db["two_indexes"].create_index(["name"])
-    db["two_indexes"].create_index(["species"])
+    db.table("one_index").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
+    db.table("one_index").create_index(["name"])
+    db.table("two_indexes").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "species": "dog"}, pk="id")
+    db.table("two_indexes").create_index(["name"])
+    db.table("two_indexes").create_index(["species"])
     result = CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, ["analyze", db_path] + options)
     assert result.exit_code == 0
-    assert list(db["sqlite_stat1"].rows) == expected
+    assert list(db.table("sqlite_stat1").rows) == expected
 
 
 def test_rename_table(tmpdir):
     db_path = str(tmpdir / "test.db")
     db = Database(db_path)
-    db["one"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
+    db.table("one").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
     # First try a non-existent table
     result_error = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli,
@@ -2782,7 +2786,7 @@ def test_rename_table(tmpdir):
         catch_exceptions=False,
     )
     assert result_error2.exit_code == 0
-    previous_columns = db["one"].columns_dict
+    previous_columns = db.table("one").columns_dict
     # Now try for a table that exists
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli,
@@ -2790,13 +2794,13 @@ def test_rename_table(tmpdir):
         catch_exceptions=False,
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0
-    assert db["two"].columns_dict == previous_columns
+    assert db.table("two").columns_dict == previous_columns
 
 
 def test_duplicate_table(tmpdir):
     db_path = str(tmpdir / "test.db")
     db = Database(db_path)
-    db["one"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
+    db.table("one").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
     # First try a non-existent table
     result_error = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli,
@@ -2819,8 +2823,8 @@ def test_duplicate_table(tmpdir):
         catch_exceptions=False,
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0
-    assert db["one"].columns_dict == db["two"].columns_dict
-    assert list(db["one"].rows) == list(db["two"].rows)
+    assert db.table("one").columns_dict == db.table("two").columns_dict
+    assert list(db.table("one").rows) == list(db.table("two").rows)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(not _has_compiled_ext(), reason="Requires compiled ext.c")
@@ -2863,9 +2867,9 @@ def test_create_table_strict(strict):
             + (["--strict"] if strict else []),
         )
         assert result.exit_code == 0
-        assert db["items"].strict == strict or not db.supports_strict
+        assert db.table("items").strict == strict or not db.supports_strict
         # Should have a floating point column
-        assert db["items"].columns_dict == {"id": int, "w": float}
+        assert db.table("items").columns_dict == {"id": int, "w": float}
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("method", ("insert", "upsert"))
@@ -2880,12 +2884,12 @@ def test_insert_upsert_strict(tmpdir, method, strict):
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     db = Database(db_path)
-    assert db["items"].strict == strict or not db.supports_strict
+    assert db.table("items").strict == strict or not db.supports_strict
 
 
 def test_extract_bad_column_clean_error(db_path):
     db = Database(db_path)
-    db["trees"].insert({"id": 1, "species": "Palm"}, pk="id")
+    db.table("trees").insert({"id": 1, "species": "Palm"}, pk="id")
     result = CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, ["extract", db_path, "trees", "nope"])
     assert result.exit_code == 1
     assert result.exception is None or isinstance(result.exception, SystemExit)
@@ -2894,7 +2898,7 @@ def test_extract_bad_column_clean_error(db_path):
 
 def test_extract_view_clean_error(db_path):
     db = Database(db_path)
-    db["trees"].insert({"id": 1, "species": "Palm"}, pk="id")
+    db.table("trees").insert({"id": 1, "species": "Palm"}, pk="id")
     db.create_view("v", "select * from trees")
     result = CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, ["extract", db_path, "v", "species"])
     assert result.exit_code == 1

tests/test_cli_bulk.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from sqlite_utils import Database, cli
 def test_db_and_path(tmpdir):
     db_path = str(pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "data.db")
     db = Database(db_path)
-    db["example"].insert_all(
+    db.table("example").insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 1, "name": "One"},
             {"id": 2, "name": "Two"},
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def test_cli_bulk(test_db_and_path):
         {"id": 2, "name": "Two"},
         {"id": 3, "name": "THREE"},
         {"id": 4, "name": "FOUR"},
-    ] == list(db["example"].rows)
+    ] == list(db.table("example").rows)
 
 
 def test_cli_bulk_multiple_functions(test_db_and_path):
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def test_cli_bulk_multiple_functions(test_db_and_path):
         {"id": 2, "name": "Two"},
         {"id": 3, "name": "THREE"},
         {"id": 4, "name": "FOUR"},
-    ] == list(db["example"].rows)
+    ] == list(db.table("example").rows)
 
 
 def test_cli_bulk_batch_size(test_db_and_path):
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ def test_cli_bulk_batch_size(test_db_and_path):
     proc.stdin.write(b'{"id": 3, "name": "Three"}\n\n')
     proc.stdin.flush()
     time.sleep(1)
-    assert db["example"].count == 2
+    assert db.table("example").count == 2
 
     # Writing another should trigger a commit:
     proc.stdin.write(b'{"id": 4, "name": "Four"}\n\n')
     proc.stdin.flush()
     time.sleep(1)
-    assert db["example"].count == 4
+    assert db.table("example").count == 4
 
     proc.stdin.close()
     proc.wait()

tests/test_cli_convert.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from sqlite_utils import cli
 @pytest.fixture
 def test_db_and_path(fresh_db_and_path):
     db, db_path = fresh_db_and_path
-    db["example"].insert_all(
+    db.table("example").insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 1, "dt": "5th October 2019 12:04"},
             {"id": 2, "dt": "6th October 2019 00:05:06"},
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ def fresh_db_and_path(tmpdir):
 )
 def test_convert_code(fresh_db_and_path, code):
     db, db_path = fresh_db_and_path
-    db["t"].insert({"text": "October"})
+    db.table("t").insert({"text": "October"})
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli, ["convert", db_path, "t", "text", code], catch_exceptions=False
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
-    value = next(iter(db["t"].rows))["text"]
+    value = next(iter(db.table("t").rows))["text"]
     assert value == "Spooktober"
 
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def test_convert_code(fresh_db_and_path, code):
 )
 def test_convert_code_errors(fresh_db_and_path, bad_code):
     db, db_path = fresh_db_and_path
-    db["t"].insert({"text": "October"})
+    db.table("t").insert({"text": "October"})
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli, ["convert", db_path, "t", "text", bad_code], catch_exceptions=False
     )
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ def test_convert_import(test_db_and_path):
         {"id": 2, "dt": "6th OXXober 2019 00:05:06"},
         {"id": 3, "dt": ""},
         {"id": 4, "dt": None},
-    ] == list(db["example"].rows)
+    ] == list(db.table("example").rows)
 
 
 def test_convert_import_nested(fresh_db_and_path):
     db, db_path = fresh_db_and_path
-    db["example"].insert({"xml": '<item name="Cleo" />'})
+    db.table("example").insert({"xml": '<item name="Cleo" />'})
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli,
         [
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def test_convert_import_nested(fresh_db_and_path):
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
     assert [
         {"xml": "Cleo"},
-    ] == list(db["example"].rows)
+    ] == list(db.table("example").rows)
 
 
 def test_convert_dryrun(test_db_and_path):
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def test_convert_dryrun(test_db_and_path):
         "Would affect 4 rows"
     )
     # But it should not have actually modified the table data
-    assert list(db["example"].rows) == [
+    assert list(db.table("example").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "dt": "5th October 2019 12:04"},
         {"id": 2, "dt": "6th October 2019 00:05:06"},
         {"id": 3, "dt": ""},
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ def test_convert_output_column(test_db_and_path, drop):
     if drop:
         for row in expected:
             del row["dt"]
-    assert list(db["example"].rows) == expected
+    assert list(db.table("example").rows) == expected
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ def test_convert_output_error(test_db_and_path, options, expected_error):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("drop", (True, False))
 def test_convert_multi(fresh_db_and_path, drop):
     db, db_path = fresh_db_and_path
-    db["creatures"].insert_all(
+    db.table("creatures").insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 1, "name": "Simon"},
             {"id": 2, "name": "Cleo"},
@@ -378,12 +378,12 @@ def test_convert_multi(fresh_db_and_path, drop):
     if drop:
         for row in expected:
             del row["name"]
-    assert list(db["creatures"].rows) == expected
+    assert list(db.table("creatures").rows) == expected
 
 
 def test_convert_multi_complex_column_types(fresh_db_and_path):
     db, db_path = fresh_db_and_path
-    db["rows"].insert_all(
+    db.table("rows").insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 1},
             {"id": 2},
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ def test_convert_multi_complex_column_types(fresh_db_and_path):
         ],
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
-    assert list(db["rows"].rows) == [
+    assert list(db.table("rows").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "is_str": "", "is_float": 1.2, "is_int": None, "is_bytes": None},
         {"id": 2, "is_str": None, "is_float": 1.0, "is_int": 12, "is_bytes": None},
         {
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ def test_convert_multi_complex_column_types(fresh_db_and_path):
         },
         {"id": 4, "is_str": None, "is_float": None, "is_int": None, "is_bytes": None},
     ]
-    assert db["rows"].schema == (
+    assert db.table("rows").schema == (
         'CREATE TABLE "rows" (\n'
         '   "id" INTEGER PRIMARY KEY\n'
         ', "is_str" TEXT, "is_float" REAL, "is_int" INTEGER, "is_bytes" BLOB)'
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ def test_convert_multi_complex_column_types(fresh_db_and_path):
 def test_recipe_jsonsplit(tmpdir, delimiter):
     db_path = str(pathlib.Path(tmpdir) / "data.db")
     db = sqlite_utils.Database(db_path)
-    db["example"].insert_all(
+    db.table("example").insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 1, "tags": (delimiter or ",").join(["foo", "bar"])},
             {"id": 2, "tags": (delimiter or ",").join(["bar", "baz"])},
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ def test_recipe_jsonsplit(tmpdir, delimiter):
     args = ["convert", db_path, "example", "tags", code]
     result = CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, args)
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
-    assert list(db["example"].rows) == [
+    assert list(db.table("example").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "tags": '["foo", "bar"]'},
         {"id": 2, "tags": '["bar", "baz"]'},
     ]
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ def test_recipe_jsonsplit(tmpdir, delimiter):
 )
 def test_recipe_jsonsplit_type(fresh_db_and_path, type, expected_array):
     db, db_path = fresh_db_and_path
-    db["example"].insert_all(
+    db.table("example").insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 1, "records": "1,2,3"},
         ],
@@ -476,13 +476,13 @@ def test_recipe_jsonsplit_type(fresh_db_and_path, type, expected_array):
     args = ["convert", db_path, "example", "records", code]
     result = CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, args)
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
-    assert json.loads(db["example"].get(1)["records"]) == expected_array
+    assert json.loads(db.table("example").get(1)["records"]) == expected_array
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("drop", (True, False))
 def test_recipe_jsonsplit_output(fresh_db_and_path, drop):
     db, db_path = fresh_db_and_path
-    db["example"].insert_all(
+    db.table("example").insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 1, "records": "1,2,3"},
         ],
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ def test_recipe_jsonsplit_output(fresh_db_and_path, drop):
     }
     if drop:
         del expected["records"]
-    assert db["example"].get(1) == expected
+    assert db.table("example").get(1) == expected
 
 
 def test_cannot_use_drop_without_multi_or_output(fresh_db_and_path):
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ def test_convert_where(test_db_and_path):
         ],
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
-    assert list(db["example"].rows) == [
+    assert list(db.table("example").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "dt": "5th October 2019 12:04"},
         {"id": 2, "dt": "6TH OCTOBER 2019 00:05:06"},
         {"id": 3, "dt": ""},
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ def test_convert_where(test_db_and_path):
 
 def test_convert_where_multi(fresh_db_and_path):
     db, db_path = fresh_db_and_path
-    db["names"].insert_all(
+    db.table("names").insert_all(
         [{"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, {"id": 2, "name": "Bants"}], pk="id"
     )
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ def test_convert_where_multi(fresh_db_and_path):
         ],
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
-    assert list(db["names"].rows) == [
+    assert list(db.table("names").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "upper": None},
         {"id": 2, "name": "Bants", "upper": "BANTS"},
     ]
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ def test_convert_where_multi(fresh_db_and_path):
 
 def test_convert_code_standard_input(fresh_db_and_path):
     db, db_path = fresh_db_and_path
-    db["names"].insert_all([{"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}], pk="id")
+    db.table("names").insert_all([{"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}], pk="id")
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli,
         [
@@ -609,27 +609,27 @@ def test_convert_code_standard_input(fresh_db_and_path):
         input="value.upper()",
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
-    assert list(db["names"].rows) == [
+    assert list(db.table("names").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "name": "CLEO"},
     ]
 
 
 def test_convert_hyphen_workaround(fresh_db_and_path):
     db, db_path = fresh_db_and_path
-    db["names"].insert_all([{"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}], pk="id")
+    db.table("names").insert_all([{"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}], pk="id")
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli,
         ["convert", db_path, "names", "name", '"-"'],
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
-    assert list(db["names"].rows) == [
+    assert list(db.table("names").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "name": "-"},
     ]
 
 
 def test_convert_initialization_pattern(fresh_db_and_path):
     db, db_path = fresh_db_and_path
-    db["names"].insert_all([{"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}], pk="id")
+    db.table("names").insert_all([{"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}], pk="id")
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli,
         [
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ def test_convert_initialization_pattern(fresh_db_and_path):
         input="import random\nrandom.seed(1)\ndef convert(value):    return random.randint(0, 100)",
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
-    assert list(db["names"].rows) == [
+    assert list(db.table("names").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "name": "17"},
     ]
 
@@ -657,13 +657,13 @@ def test_convert_handles_falsey_values(fresh_db_and_path):
         "x",
         "-",
     ]
-    db["t"].insert_all([{"x": 0}, {"x": 1}])
-    assert db["t"].get(1)["x"] == 0
-    assert db["t"].get(2)["x"] == 1
+    db.table("t").insert_all([{"x": 0}, {"x": 1}])
+    assert db.table("t").get(1)["x"] == 0
+    assert db.table("t").get(2)["x"] == 1
     result = CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, args, input="value + 1")
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
-    assert db["t"].get(1)["x"] == 1
-    assert db["t"].get(2)["x"] == 2
+    assert db.table("t").get(1)["x"] == 1
+    assert db.table("t").get(2)["x"] == 2
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ def test_convert_callable_reference(test_db_and_path, code):
         cli.cli, ["convert", db_path, "example", "dt", code], catch_exceptions=False
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
-    rows = list(db["example"].rows)
+    rows = list(db.table("example").rows)
     assert rows[0]["dt"] == "2019-10-05"
     assert rows[1]["dt"] == "2019-10-06"
     assert rows[2]["dt"] == ""
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ def test_convert_callable_reference(test_db_and_path, code):
 def test_convert_callable_reference_with_import(fresh_db_and_path):
     """Test callable reference from an imported module"""
     db, db_path = fresh_db_and_path
-    db["example"].insert({"id": 1, "data": '{"name": "test"}'})
+    db.table("example").insert({"id": 1, "data": '{"name": "test"}'})
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli,
         [
@@ -710,5 +710,5 @@ def test_convert_callable_reference_with_import(fresh_db_and_path):
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
     # json.loads returns a dict, which sqlite stores as JSON string
-    row = db["example"].get(1)
+    row = db.table("example").get(1)
     assert row["data"] == '{"name": "test"}'

tests/test_cli_insert.py

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def test_insert_simple(tmpdir):
     )
     db = Database(db_path)
     assert ["dogs"] == db.table_names()
-    assert [] == db["dogs"].indexes
+    assert [] == db.table("dogs").indexes
 
 
 def test_insert_from_stdin(tmpdir):
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def test_insert_with_primary_keys(db_path, tmpdir, args, expected_pks):
         Database(db_path).query("select * from dogs")
     )
     db = Database(db_path)
-    assert db["dogs"].pks == expected_pks
+    assert db.table("dogs").pks == expected_pks
 
 
 def test_insert_multiple_with_primary_key(db_path, tmpdir):
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def test_insert_multiple_with_primary_key(db_path, tmpdir):
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     db = Database(db_path)
     assert dogs == list(db.query("select * from dogs order by id"))
-    assert ["id"] == db["dogs"].pks
+    assert ["id"] == db.table("dogs").pks
 
 
 def test_insert_multiple_with_compound_primary_key(db_path, tmpdir):
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def test_insert_multiple_with_compound_primary_key(db_path, tmpdir):
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     db = Database(db_path)
     assert dogs == list(db.query("select * from dogs order by breed, id"))
-    assert {"breed", "id"} == set(db["dogs"].pks)
+    assert {"breed", "id"} == set(db.table("dogs").pks)
     assert (
         'CREATE TABLE "dogs" (\n'
         '   "breed" TEXT,\n'
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def test_insert_multiple_with_compound_primary_key(db_path, tmpdir):
         '   "age" INTEGER,\n'
         '   PRIMARY KEY ("id", "breed")\n'
         ")"
-    ) == db["dogs"].schema
+    ) == db.table("dogs").schema
 
 
 def test_insert_not_null_default(db_path, tmpdir):
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def test_insert_not_null_default(db_path, tmpdir):
         '   "name" TEXT NOT NULL,\n'
         "   \"age\" INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT '1',\n"
         "   \"score\" INTEGER DEFAULT '5'\n)"
-    ) == db["dogs"].schema
+    ) == db.table("dogs").schema
 
 
 def test_insert_binary_base64(db_path):
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ def test_insert_newline_delimited(db_path):
 
 def test_insert_ignore(db_path, tmpdir):
     db = Database(db_path)
-    db["dogs"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
+    db.table("dogs").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
     json_path = str(tmpdir / "dogs.json")
     with open(json_path, "w") as fp:
         fp.write(json.dumps([{"id": 1, "name": "Bailey"}]))
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ def test_insert_csv_tsv(content, options, db_path, tmpdir):
         catch_exceptions=False,
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0
-    assert [{"foo": "1", "bar": "2", "baz": "cat,dog"}] == list(db["data"].rows)
+    assert [{"foo": "1", "bar": "2", "baz": "cat,dog"}] == list(db.table("data").rows)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("empty_null", (True, False))
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def test_insert_csv_empty_null(db_path, empty_null):
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     db = Database(db_path)
-    assert [r for r in db["data"].rows] == [
+    assert [r for r in db.table("data").rows] == [
         {"foo": "1", "bar": None if empty_null else "", "baz": "cat"}
     ]
 
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ def test_insert_replace(db_path, tmpdir):
     test_insert_multiple_with_primary_key(db_path, tmpdir)
     json_path = str(tmpdir / "insert-replace.json")
     db = Database(db_path)
-    assert db["dogs"].count == 20
+    assert db.table("dogs").count == 20
     insert_replace_dogs = [
         {"id": 1, "name": "Insert replaced 1", "age": 4},
         {"id": 2, "name": "Insert replaced 2", "age": 4},
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ def test_insert_replace(db_path, tmpdir):
         cli.cli, ["insert", db_path, "dogs", json_path, "--pk", "id", "--replace"]
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
-    assert db["dogs"].count == 21
+    assert db.table("dogs").count == 21
     assert (
         list(db.query("select * from dogs where id in (1, 2, 21) order by id"))
         == insert_replace_dogs
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ def test_insert_alter(db_path, tmpdir):
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
     # Soundness check the database itself
     db = Database(db_path)
-    assert {"foo": str, "n": int, "baz": int} == db["from_json_nl"].columns_dict
+    assert {"foo": str, "n": int, "baz": int} == db.table("from_json_nl").columns_dict
     assert [
         {"foo": "bar", "n": 1, "baz": None},
         {"foo": "baz", "n": 2, "baz": None},
@@ -387,8 +387,8 @@ def test_insert_alter(db_path, tmpdir):
 
 def test_insert_analyze(db_path):
     db = Database(db_path)
-    db["rows"].insert({"foo": "x", "n": 3})
-    db["rows"].create_index(["n"])
+    db.table("rows").insert({"foo": "x", "n": 3})
+    db.table("rows").create_index(["n"])
     assert "sqlite_stat1" not in db.table_names()
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli,
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ def test_insert_streaming_batch_size_1(db_path):
     def try_until(expected):
         tries = 0
         while True:
-            rows = list(Database(db_path)["rows"].rows)
+            rows = list(Database(db_path).table("rows").rows)
             if rows == expected:
                 return
             tries += 1
@@ -615,13 +615,13 @@ def test_insert_csv_headers_only(tmpdir):
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     # Table should not exist since there were no data rows
     db = Database(db_path)
-    assert not db["data"].exists()
+    assert not db.table("data").exists()
 
 
 def test_insert_into_view_errors(tmpdir):
     db_path = str(tmpdir / "test.db")
     db = Database(db_path)
-    db["t"].insert({"id": 1})
+    db.table("t").insert({"id": 1})
     db.create_view("v", "select * from t")
     db.close()
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ def test_insert_csv_detect_types_leaves_existing_table_alone(db_path):
     # table would rewrite its column types and corrupt data such as
     # TEXT zip codes with leading zeros
     db = Database(db_path)
-    db["places"].insert({"name": "Boston", "zip": "01234"})
+    db.table("places").insert({"name": "Boston", "zip": "01234"})
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli,
         ["insert", db_path, "places", "-", "--csv"],
@@ -645,8 +645,8 @@ def test_insert_csv_detect_types_leaves_existing_table_alone(db_path):
         input="name,zip\nSF,94107",
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
-    assert db["places"].columns_dict["zip"] is str
-    assert list(db["places"].rows) == [
+    assert db.table("places").columns_dict["zip"] is str
+    assert list(db.table("places").rows) == [
         {"name": "Boston", "zip": "01234"},
         {"name": "SF", "zip": "94107"},
     ]
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ def test_insert_csv_detect_types_new_table(db_path):
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
     db = Database(db_path)
-    assert db["data"].columns_dict == {"name": str, "age": int, "weight": float}
+    assert db.table("data").columns_dict == {"name": str, "age": int, "weight": float}
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -708,13 +708,13 @@ def test_insert_upsert_csv_type_overrides_detected_types(
     expected_columns = {"zipcode": str, "score": float}
     if command == "upsert":
         expected_columns = {"id": int, **expected_columns}
-    assert db["places"].columns_dict == expected_columns
-    assert list(db["places"].rows) == [expected_row]
+    assert db.table("places").columns_dict == expected_columns
+    assert list(db.table("places").rows) == [expected_row]
 
 
 def test_upsert_csv_detect_types_leaves_existing_table_alone(db_path):
     db = Database(db_path)
-    db["places"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Boston", "zip": "01234"}, pk="id")
+    db.table("places").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Boston", "zip": "01234"}, pk="id")
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli,
         ["upsert", db_path, "places", "-", "--csv", "--pk", "id"],
@@ -722,15 +722,15 @@ def test_upsert_csv_detect_types_leaves_existing_table_alone(db_path):
         input="id,name,zip\n2,SF,94107",
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
-    assert db["places"].columns_dict["zip"] is str
-    assert db["places"].get(1)["zip"] == "01234"
+    assert db.table("places").columns_dict["zip"] is str
+    assert db.table("places").get(1)["zip"] == "01234"
 
 
 def test_insert_invalid_pk_clean_error(db_path):
     # An invalid --pk against an existing table should be a clean CLI
     # error, not a raw InvalidColumns traceback
     db = Database(db_path)
-    db["t"].insert({"a": 1})
+    db.table("t").insert({"a": 1})
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli.cli,
         ["insert", db_path, "t", "-", "--pk", "badcol"],
@@ -765,8 +765,8 @@ def test_insert_code(tmpdir, code):
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
     db = Database(db_path)
-    assert db["creatures"].pks == ["id"]
-    assert list(db["creatures"].rows) == [
+    assert db.table("creatures").pks == ["id"]
+    assert list(db.table("creatures").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"},
         {"id": 2, "name": "Suna"},
     ]
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ def test_insert_code_from_file(tmpdir):
         ["insert", db_path, "creatures", "--code", code_path],
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
-    assert list(Database(db_path)["creatures"].rows) == [
+    assert list(Database(db_path).table("creatures").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"},
         {"id": 2, "name": "Suna"},
     ]
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ def test_insert_code_from_file(tmpdir):
 def test_upsert_code(tmpdir):
     db_path = str(tmpdir / "dogs.db")
     db = Database(db_path)
-    db["creatures"].insert_all(
+    db.table("creatures").insert_all(
         [{"id": 1, "name": "old"}, {"id": 2, "name": "Suna"}], pk="id"
     )
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ def test_upsert_code(tmpdir):
         ["upsert", db_path, "creatures", "--code", CODE_ROWS_FUNCTION, "--pk", "id"],
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
-    assert list(db["creatures"].rows) == [
+    assert list(db.table("creatures").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"},
         {"id": 2, "name": "Suna"},
     ]
@@ -858,7 +858,9 @@ def test_insert_code_single_dict(tmpdir):
         ],
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
-    assert list(Database(db_path)["creatures"].rows) == [{"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}]
+    assert list(Database(db_path).table("creatures").rows) == [
+        {"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}
+    ]
 
 
 def test_insert_code_not_iterable(tmpdir):

tests/test_cli_memory.py

@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ def test_memory_save(tmpdir, extra_args):
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     db = Database(save_to)
-    assert list(db["stdin"].rows) == [
+    assert list(db.table("stdin").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"},
         {"id": 2, "name": "Bants"},
     ]

tests/test_cli_migrate.py

@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ m = Migrations("hello")
 
 @m()
 def foo(db):
-    db["foo"].insert({"hello": "world"})
+    db.table("foo").insert({"hello": "world"})
 
 @m()
 def bar(db):
-    db["bar"].insert({"hello": "world"})
+    db.table("bar").insert({"hello": "world"})
 """
 
 
@@ -42,21 +42,21 @@ creatures = Migrations("creatures")
 
 @creatures()
 def create_table(db):
-    db["creatures"].insert({"name": "Cleo"})
+    db.table("creatures").insert({"name": "Cleo"})
 
 @creatures()
 def add_weight(db):
-    db["creature_weights"].insert({"weight": 4.2})
+    db.table("creature_weights").insert({"weight": 4.2})
 
 sales = Migrations("sales")
 
 @sales()
 def create_table(db):
-    db["sales"].insert({"id": 1})
+    db.table("sales").insert({"id": 1})
 
 @sales()
 def add_weight(db):
-    db["sales_weights"].insert({"weight": 10})
+    db.table("sales_weights").insert({"weight": 10})
 """,
         "utf-8",
     )
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ def test_basic(two_migrations, arg):
     assert " Pending:\n    (none)" in list_output
 
     db = sqlite_utils.Database(db_path)
-    assert db["foo"].exists()
-    assert db["bar"].exists()
-    assert db["_sqlite_migrations"].exists()
-    rows = list(db["_sqlite_migrations"].rows)
+    assert db.table("foo").exists()
+    assert db.table("bar").exists()
+    assert db.table("_sqlite_migrations").exists()
+    rows = list(db.table("_sqlite_migrations").rows)
     assert len(rows) == 2
     assert rows[0]["name"] == "foo"
     assert rows[1]["name"] == "bar"
@@ -113,13 +113,13 @@ def test_list_same_migration_names_in_different_sets(capsys):
 
     @applied(name="foo")
     def applied_foo(db):
-        db["applied"].insert({"hello": "world"})
+        db.table("applied").insert({"hello": "world"})
 
     pending = sqlite_utils.Migrations("pending")
 
     @pending(name="foo")
     def pending_foo(db):
-        db["pending"].insert({"hello": "world"})
+        db.table("pending").insert({"hello": "world"})
 
     db = sqlite_utils.Database(memory=True)
     applied.apply(db)
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ m = Migrations("hello")
 
 @m()
 def foo(db):
-    db["dogs"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"})
+    db.table("dogs").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"})
     """,
         "utf-8",
     )
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ Schema after:
     new_migration = """
 @m()
 def bar(db):
-    db["dogs"].add_column("age", int)
-    db["dogs"].add_column("weight", float)
-    db["dogs"].transform()
+    db.table("dogs").add_column("age", int)
+    db.table("dogs").add_column("weight", float)
+    db.table("dogs").transform()
 """
     migrations_py.write_text(migrations_py.read_text("utf-8") + new_migration)
 
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ def test_stop_before(two_migrations):
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     db = sqlite_utils.Database(db_path)
-    assert db["foo"].exists()
-    assert not db["bar"].exists()
+    assert db.table("foo").exists()
+    assert not db.table("bar").exists()
 
 
 def test_stop_before_multiple_sets_unqualified(two_migrations):
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ m = Migrations("hello2")
 
 @m()
 def foo(db):
-    db["foo"].insert({"hello": "world"})
+    db.table("foo").insert({"hello": "world"})
     """,
         "utf-8",
     )
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ def foo(db):
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
     db = sqlite_utils.Database(db_path)
     assert db.table_names() == ["_sqlite_migrations"]
-    assert list(db["_sqlite_migrations"].rows) == []
+    assert list(db.table("_sqlite_migrations").rows) == []
 
 
 def test_stop_before_qualified_only_affects_named_set(two_sets_same_migration_name):
@@ -275,10 +275,10 @@ def test_stop_before_qualified_only_affects_named_set(two_sets_same_migration_na
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
     db = sqlite_utils.Database(db_path)
-    assert db["creatures"].exists()
-    assert not db["creature_weights"].exists()
-    assert db["sales"].exists()
-    assert db["sales_weights"].exists()
+    assert db.table("creatures").exists()
+    assert not db.table("creature_weights").exists()
+    assert db.table("sales").exists()
+    assert db.table("sales_weights").exists()
 
 
 def test_stop_before_multiple_qualified(two_sets_same_migration_name):
@@ -298,10 +298,10 @@ def test_stop_before_multiple_qualified(two_sets_same_migration_name):
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
     db = sqlite_utils.Database(db_path)
-    assert db["creatures"].exists()
-    assert not db["creature_weights"].exists()
-    assert db["sales"].exists()
-    assert not db["sales_weights"].exists()
+    assert db.table("creatures").exists()
+    assert not db.table("creature_weights").exists()
+    assert db.table("sales").exists()
+    assert not db.table("sales_weights").exists()
 
 
 LEGACY_MIGRATIONS = """
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ class LegacyMigrations:
         return fn
 
     def ensure_migrations_table(self, db):
-        db[self.migrations_table].create(
+        db.table(self.migrations_table).create(
             {"migration_set": str, "name": str, "applied_at": str},
             pk=("migration_set", "name"),
             if_not_exists=True,
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ class LegacyMigrations:
         self.ensure_migrations_table(db)
         return [
             _Applied(row["name"], row["applied_at"])
-            for row in db[self.migrations_table].rows_where(
+            for row in db.table(self.migrations_table).rows_where(
                 "migration_set = ?", [self.name]
             )
         ]
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ class LegacyMigrations:
             if migration.name == stop_before:
                 return
             migration.fn(db)
-            db[self.migrations_table].insert(
+            db.table(self.migrations_table).insert(
                 {
                     "migration_set": self.name,
                     "name": migration.name,
@@ -369,11 +369,11 @@ legacy = LegacyMigrations("legacy_set")
 
 @legacy
 def first(db):
-    db["first"].insert({"hello": "world"})
+    db.table("first").insert({"hello": "world"})
 
 @legacy
 def second(db):
-    db["second"].insert({"hello": "world"})
+    db.table("second").insert({"hello": "world"})
 """
 
 
@@ -446,11 +446,11 @@ def test_list_does_not_upgrade_legacy_migrations_table(two_migrations):
     path, _ = two_migrations
     db_path = str(path / "test.db")
     db = sqlite_utils.Database(db_path)
-    db["_sqlite_migrations"].create(
+    db.table("_sqlite_migrations").create(
         {"migration_set": str, "name": str, "applied_at": str},
         pk=("migration_set", "name"),
     )
-    db["_sqlite_migrations"].insert(
+    db.table("_sqlite_migrations").insert(
         {"migration_set": "hello", "name": "foo", "applied_at": "x"}
     )
     db.close()
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ def test_list_does_not_upgrade_legacy_migrations_table(two_migrations):
     assert "foo - x" in result.output
     # --list must not perform the one-way legacy schema upgrade
     db2 = sqlite_utils.Database(db_path)
-    assert db2["_sqlite_migrations"].pks == ["migration_set", "name"]
+    assert db2.table("_sqlite_migrations").pks == ["migration_set", "name"]
     db2.close()
 
 
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ def test_stop_before_applied_migration_errors(two_migrations):
     assert result.exit_code != 0
     assert "already been applied" in result.output
     db = sqlite_utils.Database(db_path)
-    assert not db["bar"].exists()
+    assert not db.table("bar").exists()
 
 
 def test_list_with_legacy_class_is_read_only(tmpdir):
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ def test_list_with_legacy_class_is_read_only(tmpdir):
     (path / "migrations.py").write_text(LEGACY_MIGRATIONS, "utf-8")
     db_path = str(path / "test.db")
     db = sqlite_utils.Database(db_path)
-    db["existing"].insert({"id": 1})
+    db.table("existing").insert({"id": 1})
     db.close()
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         sqlite_utils.cli.cli, ["migrate", db_path, str(path), "--list"]

tests/test_column_affinity.py

@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ def test_column_affinity(column_def, expected_type):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("column_def,expected_type", EXAMPLES)
 def test_columns_dict(fresh_db, column_def, expected_type):
     fresh_db.execute(f"create table foo (col {column_def})")
-    assert {"col": expected_type} == fresh_db["foo"].columns_dict
+    assert {"col": expected_type} == fresh_db.table("foo").columns_dict

tests/test_column_casing.py

@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ from sqlite_utils.db import ForeignKey
 
 
 def test_insert_populates_last_pk_case_insensitively(fresh_db):
-    books = fresh_db["books"]
+    books = fresh_db.table("books")
     books.create({"Id": int, "Title": str}, pk="Id")
     books.insert({"Id": 1, "Title": "One"}, pk="id")
     assert books.last_pk == 1
 
 
 def test_insert_populates_last_pk_compound_pk_case_insensitively(fresh_db):
-    books = fresh_db["books"]
+    books = fresh_db.table("books")
     books.create({"Author": str, "Position": int, "Title": str})
     books.insert(
         {"Author": "Sue", "Position": 1, "Title": "One"}, pk=("author", "position")
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def test_insert_populates_last_pk_compound_pk_case_insensitively(fresh_db):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("use_old_upsert", (False, True))
 def test_upsert_pk_case_differs_from_schema(use_old_upsert):
     db = Database(memory=True, use_old_upsert=use_old_upsert)
-    books = db["books"]
+    books = db.table("books")
     books.create({"Id": int, "Title": str}, pk="Id")
     books.insert({"Id": 1, "Title": "One"})
     books.upsert({"id": 1, "title": "Won"}, pk="id")
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def test_upsert_pk_case_differs_from_schema(use_old_upsert):
 def test_upsert_record_key_case_differs_from_pk(use_old_upsert):
     # all_columns comes from the record keys, pk= from the caller
     db = Database(memory=True, use_old_upsert=use_old_upsert)
-    books = db["books"]
+    books = db.table("books")
     books.create({"Id": int, "Title": str}, pk="Id")
     books.upsert({"ID": 1, "Title": "One"}, pk="id")
     assert list(books.rows) == [{"Id": 1, "Title": "One"}]
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def test_upsert_record_key_case_differs_from_pk(use_old_upsert):
 
 def test_upsert_inferred_pk_case_differs_from_record_keys(fresh_db):
     # pk is inferred from the existing schema as "Id", records use "id"
-    books = fresh_db["books"]
+    books = fresh_db.table("books")
     books.create({"Id": int, "Title": str}, pk="Id")
     books.upsert({"id": 1, "title": "One"})
     assert list(books.rows) == [{"Id": 1, "Title": "One"}]
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def test_upsert_inferred_pk_case_differs_from_record_keys(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_upsert_list_mode_pk_case_insensitive(fresh_db):
-    books = fresh_db["books"]
+    books = fresh_db.table("books")
     books.create({"Id": int, "Title": str}, pk="Id")
     books.upsert_all([["id", "title"], [1, "One"]], pk="Id")
     assert list(books.rows) == [{"Id": 1, "Title": "One"}]
@@ -68,84 +68,84 @@ def test_upsert_list_mode_pk_case_insensitive(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_lookup_pk_case_insensitive(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["species"].create({"ID": int, "Name": str}, pk="ID")
-    fresh_db["species"].insert({"ID": 5, "Name": "Palm"})
-    fresh_db["species"].create_index(["Name"], unique=True)
-    assert fresh_db["species"].lookup({"Name": "Palm"}, pk="id") == 5
+    fresh_db.table("species").create({"ID": int, "Name": str}, pk="ID")
+    fresh_db.table("species").insert({"ID": 5, "Name": "Palm"})
+    fresh_db.table("species").create_index(["Name"], unique=True)
+    assert fresh_db.table("species").lookup({"Name": "Palm"}, pk="id") == 5
 
 
 def test_lookup_does_not_create_redundant_index(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["species"].create({"id": int, "Name": str}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["species"].create_index(["Name"], unique=True)
-    fresh_db["species"].lookup({"name": "Palm"})
-    assert len(fresh_db["species"].indexes) == 1
+    fresh_db.table("species").create({"id": int, "Name": str}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("species").create_index(["Name"], unique=True)
+    fresh_db.table("species").lookup({"name": "Palm"})
+    assert len(fresh_db.table("species").indexes) == 1
 
 
 def test_create_table_transform_same_columns_different_case(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["t"].create({"Name": str, "Age": int})
-    fresh_db["t"].insert({"Name": "Cleo", "Age": 5})
+    fresh_db.table("t").create({"Name": str, "Age": int})
+    fresh_db.table("t").insert({"Name": "Cleo", "Age": 5})
     fresh_db.create_table("t", {"name": str, "age": int}, transform=True)
     # Schema casing is preserved - SQLite considers these the same columns
-    assert fresh_db["t"].columns_dict == {"Name": str, "Age": int}
-    assert list(fresh_db["t"].rows) == [{"Name": "Cleo", "Age": 5}]
+    assert fresh_db.table("t").columns_dict == {"Name": str, "Age": int}
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("t").rows) == [{"Name": "Cleo", "Age": 5}]
 
 
 def test_create_table_transform_case_insensitive_with_changes(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["t"].create({"Name": str, "Age": int})
+    fresh_db.table("t").create({"Name": str, "Age": int})
     fresh_db.create_table("t", {"name": str, "age": str, "size": int}, transform=True)
     # age changed type, size added, Name untouched
-    assert fresh_db["t"].columns_dict == {"Name": str, "Age": str, "size": int}
+    assert fresh_db.table("t").columns_dict == {"Name": str, "Age": str, "size": int}
 
 
 def test_transform_types_case_insensitive(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["t"].create({"Name": str, "Age": str})
-    fresh_db["t"].transform(types={"age": int})
-    assert fresh_db["t"].columns_dict == {"Name": str, "Age": int}
+    fresh_db.table("t").create({"Name": str, "Age": str})
+    fresh_db.table("t").transform(types={"age": int})
+    assert fresh_db.table("t").columns_dict == {"Name": str, "Age": int}
 
 
 def test_transform_rename_case_insensitive(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["t"].create({"Name": str})
-    fresh_db["t"].transform(rename={"name": "title"})
-    assert fresh_db["t"].columns_dict == {"title": str}
+    fresh_db.table("t").create({"Name": str})
+    fresh_db.table("t").transform(rename={"name": "title"})
+    assert fresh_db.table("t").columns_dict == {"title": str}
 
 
 def test_transform_drop_case_insensitive(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["t"].create({"Name": str, "Age": int})
-    fresh_db["t"].transform(drop=["name"])
-    assert fresh_db["t"].columns_dict == {"Age": int}
+    fresh_db.table("t").create({"Name": str, "Age": int})
+    fresh_db.table("t").transform(drop=["name"])
+    assert fresh_db.table("t").columns_dict == {"Age": int}
 
 
 def test_transform_not_null_and_defaults_case_insensitive(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["t"].create({"Name": str, "Age": int})
-    fresh_db["t"].transform(not_null={"name"}, defaults={"age": 3})
-    columns = {c.name: c for c in fresh_db["t"].columns}
+    fresh_db.table("t").create({"Name": str, "Age": int})
+    fresh_db.table("t").transform(not_null={"name"}, defaults={"age": 3})
+    columns = {c.name: c for c in fresh_db.table("t").columns}
     assert columns["Name"].notnull
-    assert fresh_db["t"].default_values == {"Age": 3}
+    assert fresh_db.table("t").default_values == {"Age": 3}
 
 
 def test_transform_pk_case_insensitive(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["t"].create({"Id": int, "Name": str})
-    fresh_db["t"].transform(pk="id")
-    assert fresh_db["t"].pks == ["Id"]
-    assert fresh_db["t"].columns_dict == {"Id": int, "Name": str}
+    fresh_db.table("t").create({"Id": int, "Name": str})
+    fresh_db.table("t").transform(pk="id")
+    assert fresh_db.table("t").pks == ["Id"]
+    assert fresh_db.table("t").columns_dict == {"Id": int, "Name": str}
 
 
 def test_transform_drop_foreign_keys_case_insensitive(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["parent"].create({"Id": int}, pk="Id")
-    fresh_db["child"].create(
+    fresh_db.table("parent").create({"Id": int}, pk="Id")
+    fresh_db.table("child").create(
         {"id": int, "Parent_ID": int},
         pk="id",
         foreign_keys=[("Parent_ID", "parent", "Id")],
     )
-    fresh_db["child"].transform(drop_foreign_keys=["parent_id"])
-    assert fresh_db["child"].foreign_keys == []
+    fresh_db.table("child").transform(drop_foreign_keys=["parent_id"])
+    assert fresh_db.table("child").foreign_keys == []
 
 
 def test_add_foreign_key_case_insensitive(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["parent"].create({"Id": int}, pk="Id")
-    fresh_db["child"].create({"id": int, "Parent_ID": int}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["child"].add_foreign_key("parent_id", "parent", "id")
-    fks = fresh_db["child"].foreign_keys
+    fresh_db.table("parent").create({"Id": int}, pk="Id")
+    fresh_db.table("child").create({"id": int, "Parent_ID": int}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("child").add_foreign_key("parent_id", "parent", "id")
+    fks = fresh_db.table("child").foreign_keys
     assert len(fks) == 1
     # The foreign key should use the schema casing of the columns
     assert fks[0].column == "Parent_ID"
@@ -153,79 +153,83 @@ def test_add_foreign_key_case_insensitive(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_add_foreign_keys_case_insensitive(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["parent"].create({"Id": int}, pk="Id")
-    fresh_db["child"].create({"id": int, "Parent_ID": int}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("parent").create({"Id": int}, pk="Id")
+    fresh_db.table("child").create({"id": int, "Parent_ID": int}, pk="id")
     fresh_db.add_foreign_keys([("child", "parent_id", "parent", "id")])
-    fks = fresh_db["child"].foreign_keys
+    fks = fresh_db.table("child").foreign_keys
     assert len(fks) == 1
     assert fks[0].column == "Parent_ID"
     assert fks[0].other_column == "Id"
 
 
 def test_add_foreign_key_detects_existing_case_insensitively(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["parent"].create({"Id": int}, pk="Id")
-    fresh_db["child"].create(
+    fresh_db.table("parent").create({"Id": int}, pk="Id")
+    fresh_db.table("child").create(
         {"id": int, "Parent_ID": int},
         pk="id",
         foreign_keys=[("Parent_ID", "parent", "Id")],
     )
     # ignore=True should treat this as already existing, not add a duplicate
-    fresh_db["child"].add_foreign_key("parent_id", "parent", "id", ignore=True)
-    assert len(fresh_db["child"].foreign_keys) == 1
+    fresh_db.table("child").add_foreign_key("parent_id", "parent", "id", ignore=True)
+    assert len(fresh_db.table("child").foreign_keys) == 1
 
 
 def test_add_column_fk_col_case_insensitive(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["parent"].create({"Id": int}, pk="Id")
-    fresh_db["child"].create({"id": int}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["child"].add_column("parent_id", int, fk="parent", fk_col="id")
-    fks = fresh_db["child"].foreign_keys
+    fresh_db.table("parent").create({"Id": int}, pk="Id")
+    fresh_db.table("child").create({"id": int}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("child").add_column("parent_id", int, fk="parent", fk_col="id")
+    fks = fresh_db.table("child").foreign_keys
     assert len(fks) == 1
     assert fks[0].other_column == "Id"
 
 
 def test_extract_case_insensitive(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["trees"].insert({"id": 1, "Species": "Palm"}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["trees"].extract("species")
-    assert fresh_db["trees"].columns_dict == {"id": int, "Species_id": int}
-    assert list(fresh_db["Species"].rows) == [{"id": 1, "Species": "Palm"}]
+    fresh_db.table("trees").insert({"id": 1, "Species": "Palm"}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("trees").extract("species")
+    assert fresh_db.table("trees").columns_dict == {"id": int, "Species_id": int}
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("Species").rows) == [{"id": 1, "Species": "Palm"}]
 
 
 def test_convert_multi_case_insensitive(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["t"].insert({"id": 1, "Name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["t"].convert("name", lambda v: {"upper": v.upper()}, multi=True)
-    assert list(fresh_db["t"].rows) == [{"id": 1, "Name": "Cleo", "upper": "CLEO"}]
+    fresh_db.table("t").insert({"id": 1, "Name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("t").convert("name", lambda v: {"upper": v.upper()}, multi=True)
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("t").rows) == [
+        {"id": 1, "Name": "Cleo", "upper": "CLEO"}
+    ]
 
 
 def test_convert_output_case_insensitive(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["t"].insert({"id": 1, "Name": "Cleo", "Upper": None}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["t"].convert("name", lambda v: v.upper(), output="upper")
-    assert list(fresh_db["t"].rows) == [{"id": 1, "Name": "Cleo", "Upper": "CLEO"}]
+    fresh_db.table("t").insert({"id": 1, "Name": "Cleo", "Upper": None}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("t").convert("name", lambda v: v.upper(), output="upper")
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("t").rows) == [
+        {"id": 1, "Name": "Cleo", "Upper": "CLEO"}
+    ]
 
 
 def test_create_table_sql_pk_case_insensitive(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["t"].create({"Id": int, "Name": str}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("t").create({"Id": int, "Name": str}, pk="id")
     # Should not have created an extra lowercase "id" column
-    assert fresh_db["t"].columns_dict == {"Id": int, "Name": str}
-    assert fresh_db["t"].pks == ["Id"]
+    assert fresh_db.table("t").columns_dict == {"Id": int, "Name": str}
+    assert fresh_db.table("t").pks == ["Id"]
 
 
 def test_create_table_not_null_and_defaults_case_insensitive(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["t"].create(
+    fresh_db.table("t").create(
         {"Name": str, "Age": int}, not_null={"name"}, defaults={"age": 1}
     )
-    columns = {c.name: c for c in fresh_db["t"].columns}
+    columns = {c.name: c for c in fresh_db.table("t").columns}
     assert columns["Name"].notnull
-    assert fresh_db["t"].default_values == {"Age": 1}
+    assert fresh_db.table("t").default_values == {"Age": 1}
 
 
 def test_create_table_foreign_keys_case_insensitive(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["parent"].create({"Id": int}, pk="Id")
-    fresh_db["child"].create(
+    fresh_db.table("parent").create({"Id": int}, pk="Id")
+    fresh_db.table("child").create(
         {"id": int, "Parent_ID": int},
         pk="id",
         foreign_keys=[("parent_id", "parent", "id")],
     )
-    fks = fresh_db["child"].foreign_keys
+    fks = fresh_db.table("child").foreign_keys
     assert fks == [
         ForeignKey(
             table="child", column="Parent_ID", other_table="parent", other_column="Id"

tests/test_constructor.py

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ def test_recursive_triggers_off():
 def test_memory_name():
     db1 = Database(memory_name="shared")
     db2 = Database(memory_name="shared")
-    db1["dogs"].insert({"name": "Cleo"})
-    assert list(db2["dogs"].rows) == [{"name": "Cleo"}]
+    db1.table("dogs").insert({"name": "Cleo"})
+    assert list(db2.table("dogs").rows) == [{"name": "Cleo"}]
 
 
 def test_sqlite_version():
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def test_sqlite_version():
 def test_database_context_manager(tmpdir):
     path = str(tmpdir / "test.db")
     with Database(path) as db:
-        db["t"].insert({"id": 1})
+        db.table("t").insert({"id": 1})
         # Raw writes commit automatically too
         db.execute("insert into t (id) values (2)")
         # An explicitly opened transaction left uncommitted on purpose:
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def test_database_context_manager(tmpdir):
         db.execute("select 1")
     # ... and the open explicit transaction was rolled back, not committed
     db2 = Database(path)
-    assert [r["id"] for r in db2["t"].rows] == [1, 2]
+    assert [r["id"] for r in db2.table("t").rows] == [1, 2]
     db2.close()
 
 
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ def test_legacy_transaction_control_connection_is_accepted(tmpdir):
         str(tmpdir / "test.db"), autocommit=sqlite3.LEGACY_TRANSACTION_CONTROL
     )
     db = Database(conn)
-    db["t"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
-    assert [r["id"] for r in db["t"].rows] == [1]
+    db.table("t").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    assert [r["id"] for r in db.table("t").rows] == [1]
     db.close()
 
 

tests/test_conversions.py

@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 def test_insert_conversion(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     table.insert({"foo": "bar"}, conversions={"foo": "upper(?)"})
     assert [{"foo": "BAR"}] == list(table.rows)
 
 
 def test_insert_all_conversion(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     table.insert_all([{"foo": "bar"}], conversions={"foo": "upper(?)"})
     assert [{"foo": "BAR"}] == list(table.rows)
 
 
 def test_upsert_conversion(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     table.upsert({"id": 1, "foo": "bar"}, pk="id", conversions={"foo": "upper(?)"})
     assert [{"id": 1, "foo": "BAR"}] == list(table.rows)
     table.upsert(
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def test_upsert_conversion(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_upsert_all_conversion(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     table.upsert_all(
         [{"id": 1, "foo": "bar"}], pk="id", conversions={"foo": "upper(?)"}
     )
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def test_upsert_all_conversion(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_update_conversion(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     table.insert({"id": 5, "foo": "bar"}, pk="id")
     table.update(5, {"foo": "baz"}, conversions={"foo": "upper(?)"})
     assert [{"id": 5, "foo": "BAZ"}] == list(table.rows)

tests/test_convert.py

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from sqlite_utils.db import BadMultiValues
     ),
 )
 def test_convert(fresh_db, columns, fn, expected):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     table.insert({"title": "Mixed Case", "abstract": "Abstract"})
     table.convert(columns, fn)
     assert list(table.rows) == [expected]
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def test_convert(fresh_db, columns, fn, expected):
     "where,where_args", (("id > 1", None), ("id > :id", {"id": 1}), ("id > ?", [1]))
 )
 def test_convert_where(fresh_db, where, where_args):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     table.insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 1, "title": "One"},
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def test_convert_where(fresh_db, where, where_args):
 
 def test_convert_handles_falsey_values(fresh_db):
     # Falsey values like 0 should be converted (issue #527)
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     table.insert_all([{"x": 0}, {"x": 1}])
     assert table.get(1)["x"] == 0
     assert table.get(2)["x"] == 1
@@ -70,14 +70,14 @@ def test_convert_handles_falsey_values(fresh_db):
     ),
 )
 def test_convert_output(fresh_db, drop, expected):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     table.insert({"title": "Mixed Case"})
     table.convert("title", lambda v: v.upper(), output="other", drop=drop)
     assert list(table.rows) == [expected]
 
 
 def test_convert_output_multiple_column_error(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
         table.convert(["title", "other"], lambda v: v, output="out")
         assert "output= can only be used with a single column" in str(excinfo.value)
@@ -91,14 +91,14 @@ def test_convert_output_multiple_column_error(fresh_db):
     ),
 )
 def test_convert_output_type(fresh_db, type, expected):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     table.insert({"number": "123"})
     table.convert("number", lambda v: v, output="other", output_type=type, drop=True)
     assert list(table.rows) == [expected]
 
 
 def test_convert_multi(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     table.insert({"title": "Mixed Case"})
     table.convert(
         "title",
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def test_convert_multi(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_convert_multi_where(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     table.insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 1, "title": "One"},
@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@ def test_convert_multi_where(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_convert_multi_exception(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     table.insert({"title": "Mixed Case"})
     with pytest.raises(BadMultiValues):
         table.convert("title", lambda v: v.upper(), multi=True)
 
 
 def test_convert_repeated(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     col = "num"
     table.insert({col: 1})
     table.convert(col, lambda x: x * 2)

tests/test_default_value.py

@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ EXAMPLES = [
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("column_def,initial_value,expected_value", EXAMPLES)
 def test_quote_default_value(fresh_db, column_def, initial_value, expected_value):
     fresh_db.execute(f"create table foo (col {column_def})")
-    assert initial_value == fresh_db["foo"].columns[0].default_value
+    assert initial_value == fresh_db.table("foo").columns[0].default_value
     assert expected_value == fresh_db.quote_default_value(
-        fresh_db["foo"].columns[0].default_value
+        fresh_db.table("foo").columns[0].default_value
     )
 
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def test_insert_empty_record_uses_default_values(fresh_db):
         )
         """)
 
-    table = fresh_db["has_defaults"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("has_defaults")
     table.insert({})
 
     rows = list(table.rows)

tests/test_delete.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import sqlite_utils
 
 
 def test_delete_rowid_table(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     table.insert({"foo": 1})
     rowid = table.insert({"foo": 2}).last_pk
     table.delete(rowid)
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def test_delete_rowid_table(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_delete_pk_table(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     table.insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
     table.insert({"id": 2}, pk="id")
     table.delete(1)
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def test_delete_pk_table(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_delete_where(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     for i in range(1, 11):
         table.insert({"id": i}, pk="id")
     assert table.count == 10
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def test_delete_where(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_delete_where_all(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     for i in range(1, 11):
         table.insert({"id": i}, pk="id")
     assert table.count == 10
@@ -38,27 +38,27 @@ def test_delete_where_all(fresh_db):
 def test_delete_where_commits(tmpdir):
     path = str(tmpdir / "test.db")
     db = sqlite_utils.Database(path)
-    db["table"].insert_all([{"id": i} for i in range(5)], pk="id")
-    db["table"].delete_where("id > ?", [2])
+    db.table("table").insert_all([{"id": i} for i in range(5)], pk="id")
+    db.table("table").delete_where("id > ?", [2])
     # The connection must not be left inside an open transaction,
     # otherwise subsequent atomic() blocks never commit either
     assert not db.conn.in_transaction
-    db["table"].insert({"id": 100})
+    db.table("table").insert({"id": 100})
     db.close()
     db2 = sqlite_utils.Database(path)
-    assert [r["id"] for r in db2["table"].rows] == [0, 1, 2, 100]
+    assert [r["id"] for r in db2.table("table").rows] == [0, 1, 2, 100]
     db2.close()
 
 
 def test_delete_where_analyze(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     table.insert_all(({"id": i, "i": i} for i in range(10)), pk="id")
     table.create_index(["i"], analyze=True)
     assert "sqlite_stat1" in fresh_db.table_names()
-    assert list(fresh_db["sqlite_stat1"].rows) == [
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("sqlite_stat1").rows) == [
         {"tbl": "table", "idx": "idx_table_i", "stat": "10 1"}
     ]
     table.delete_where("id > ?", [5], analyze=True)
-    assert list(fresh_db["sqlite_stat1"].rows) == [
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("sqlite_stat1").rows) == [
         {"tbl": "table", "idx": "idx_table_i", "stat": "6 1"}
     ]

tests/test_duplicate.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def test_duplicate(fresh_db):
         "bool_col": True,
         "datetime_col": str(dt),
     }
-    table1 = fresh_db["table1"]
+    table1 = fresh_db.table("table1")
     row_id = table1.insert(data).last_rowid
     # Duplicate table:
     table2 = table1.duplicate("table2")
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ def test_duplicate(fresh_db):
 
 def test_duplicate_fails_if_table_does_not_exist(fresh_db):
     with pytest.raises(NoTable):
-        fresh_db["not_a_table"].duplicate("duplicated")
+        fresh_db.table("not_a_table").duplicate("duplicated")

tests/test_enable_counts.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from sqlite_utils import Database, cli
 
 
 def test_enable_counts_specific_table(fresh_db):
-    foo = fresh_db["foo"]
+    foo = fresh_db.table("foo")
     assert fresh_db.table_names() == []
     for i in range(10):
         foo.insert({"name": f"item {i}"})
@@ -41,24 +41,24 @@ def test_enable_counts_specific_table(fresh_db):
         ),
     }
     assert fresh_db.table_names() == ["foo", "_counts"]
-    assert list(fresh_db["_counts"].rows) == [{"count": 10, "table": "foo"}]
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("_counts").rows) == [{"count": 10, "table": "foo"}]
     # Add some items to test the triggers
     for i in range(5):
         foo.insert({"name": f"item {10 + i}"})
     assert foo.count == 15
-    assert list(fresh_db["_counts"].rows) == [{"count": 15, "table": "foo"}]
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("_counts").rows) == [{"count": 15, "table": "foo"}]
     # Delete some items
     foo.delete_where("rowid < 7")
     assert foo.count == 9
-    assert list(fresh_db["_counts"].rows) == [{"count": 9, "table": "foo"}]
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("_counts").rows) == [{"count": 9, "table": "foo"}]
     foo.delete_where()
     assert foo.count == 0
-    assert list(fresh_db["_counts"].rows) == [{"count": 0, "table": "foo"}]
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("_counts").rows) == [{"count": 0, "table": "foo"}]
 
 
 def test_enable_counts_all_tables(fresh_db):
-    foo = fresh_db["foo"]
-    bar = fresh_db["bar"]
+    foo = fresh_db.table("foo")
+    bar = fresh_db.table("bar")
     foo.insert({"name": "Cleo"})
     bar.insert({"name": "Cleo"})
     foo.enable_fts(["name"])
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def test_enable_counts_all_tables(fresh_db):
         "foo_fts_config",
         "_counts",
     }
-    assert list(fresh_db["_counts"].rows) == [
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("_counts").rows) == [
         {"count": 1, "table": "foo"},
         {"count": 1, "table": "bar"},
         {"count": 3, "table": "foo_fts_data"},
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ def test_enable_counts_all_tables(fresh_db):
 def counts_db_path(tmpdir):
     path = str(tmpdir / "test.db")
     db = Database(path)
-    db["foo"].insert({"name": "bar"})
-    db["bar"].insert({"name": "bar"})
-    db["bar"].insert({"name": "bar"})
-    db["baz"].insert({"name": "bar"})
+    db.table("foo").insert({"name": "bar"})
+    db.table("bar").insert({"name": "bar"})
+    db.table("bar").insert({"name": "bar"})
+    db.table("baz").insert({"name": "bar"})
     return path
 
 
@@ -163,25 +163,25 @@ def test_uses_counts_after_enable_counts(counts_db_path):
 
 def test_reset_counts(counts_db_path):
     db = Database(counts_db_path)
-    db["foo"].enable_counts()
-    db["bar"].enable_counts()
+    db.table("foo").enable_counts()
+    db.table("bar").enable_counts()
     assert db.cached_counts() == {"foo": 1, "bar": 2}
     # Corrupt the value
-    db["_counts"].update("foo", {"count": 3})
+    db.table("_counts").update("foo", {"count": 3})
     assert db.cached_counts() == {"foo": 3, "bar": 2}
-    assert db["foo"].count == 3
+    assert db.table("foo").count == 3
     # Reset them
     db.reset_counts()
     assert db.cached_counts() == {"foo": 1, "bar": 2}
-    assert db["foo"].count == 1
+    assert db.table("foo").count == 1
 
 
 def test_reset_counts_cli(counts_db_path):
     db = Database(counts_db_path)
-    db["foo"].enable_counts()
-    db["bar"].enable_counts()
+    db.table("foo").enable_counts()
+    db.table("bar").enable_counts()
     assert db.cached_counts() == {"foo": 1, "bar": 2}
-    db["_counts"].update("foo", {"count": 3})
+    db.table("_counts").update("foo", {"count": 3})
     result = CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, ["reset-counts", counts_db_path])
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     assert db.cached_counts() == {"foo": 1, "bar": 2}

tests/test_extract.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def test_extract_single_column(fresh_db, table, fk_column):
     expected_table = table or "species"
     expected_fk = fk_column or f"{expected_table}_id"
     iter_species = itertools.cycle(["Palm", "Spruce", "Mangrove", "Oak"])
-    fresh_db["tree"].insert_all(
+    fresh_db.table("tree").insert_all(
         (
             {
                 "id": i,
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ def test_extract_single_column(fresh_db, table, fk_column):
         ),
         pk="id",
     )
-    fresh_db["tree"].extract("species", table=table, fk_column=fk_column)
-    assert fresh_db["tree"].schema == (
+    fresh_db.table("tree").extract("species", table=table, fk_column=fk_column)
+    assert fresh_db.table("tree").schema == (
         'CREATE TABLE "tree" (\n'
         '   "id" INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,\n'
         '   "name" TEXT,\n'
@@ -32,18 +32,18 @@ def test_extract_single_column(fresh_db, table, fk_column):
         + '   "end" INTEGER\n'
         + ")"
     )
-    assert fresh_db[expected_table].schema == (
+    assert fresh_db.table(expected_table).schema == (
         f'CREATE TABLE "{expected_table}" (\n' + '   "id" INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,\n'
         '   "species" TEXT\n'
         ")"
     )
-    assert list(fresh_db[expected_table].rows) == [
+    assert list(fresh_db.table(expected_table).rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "species": "Palm"},
         {"id": 2, "species": "Spruce"},
         {"id": 3, "species": "Mangrove"},
         {"id": 4, "species": "Oak"},
     ]
-    assert list(itertools.islice(fresh_db["tree"].rows, 0, 4)) == [
+    assert list(itertools.islice(fresh_db.table("tree").rows, 0, 4)) == [
         {"id": 1, "name": "Tree 1", expected_fk: 1, "end": 1},
         {"id": 2, "name": "Tree 2", expected_fk: 2, "end": 1},
         {"id": 3, "name": "Tree 3", expected_fk: 3, "end": 1},
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def test_extract_single_column(fresh_db, table, fk_column):
 def test_extract_multiple_columns_with_rename(fresh_db):
     iter_common = itertools.cycle(["Palm", "Spruce", "Mangrove", "Oak"])
     iter_latin = itertools.cycle(["Arecaceae", "Picea", "Rhizophora", "Quercus"])
-    fresh_db["tree"].insert_all(
+    fresh_db.table("tree").insert_all(
         (
             {
                 "id": i,
@@ -67,30 +67,30 @@ def test_extract_multiple_columns_with_rename(fresh_db):
         pk="id",
     )
 
-    fresh_db["tree"].extract(
+    fresh_db.table("tree").extract(
         ["common_name", "latin_name"], rename={"common_name": "name"}
     )
-    assert fresh_db["tree"].schema == (
+    assert fresh_db.table("tree").schema == (
         'CREATE TABLE "tree" (\n'
         '   "id" INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,\n'
         '   "name" TEXT,\n'
         '   "common_name_latin_name_id" INTEGER REFERENCES "common_name_latin_name"("id")\n'
         ")"
     )
-    assert fresh_db["common_name_latin_name"].schema == (
+    assert fresh_db.table("common_name_latin_name").schema == (
         'CREATE TABLE "common_name_latin_name" (\n'
         '   "id" INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,\n'
         '   "name" TEXT,\n'
         '   "latin_name" TEXT\n'
         ")"
     )
-    assert list(fresh_db["common_name_latin_name"].rows) == [
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("common_name_latin_name").rows) == [
         {"name": "Palm", "id": 1, "latin_name": "Arecaceae"},
         {"name": "Spruce", "id": 2, "latin_name": "Picea"},
         {"name": "Mangrove", "id": 3, "latin_name": "Rhizophora"},
         {"name": "Oak", "id": 4, "latin_name": "Quercus"},
     ]
-    assert list(itertools.islice(fresh_db["tree"].rows, 0, 4)) == [
+    assert list(itertools.islice(fresh_db.table("tree").rows, 0, 4)) == [
         {"id": 1, "name": "Tree 1", "common_name_latin_name_id": 1},
         {"id": 2, "name": "Tree 2", "common_name_latin_name_id": 2},
         {"id": 3, "name": "Tree 3", "common_name_latin_name_id": 3},
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def test_extract_multiple_columns_with_rename(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_extract_invalid_columns(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["tree"].insert(
+    fresh_db.table("tree").insert(
         {
             "id": 1,
             "name": "Tree 1",
@@ -109,19 +109,19 @@ def test_extract_invalid_columns(fresh_db):
         pk="id",
     )
     with pytest.raises(InvalidColumns):
-        fresh_db["tree"].extract(["bad_column"])
+        fresh_db.table("tree").extract(["bad_column"])
 
 
 def test_extract_rowid_table(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["tree"].insert(
+    fresh_db.table("tree").insert(
         {
             "name": "Tree 1",
             "common_name": "Palm",
             "latin_name": "Arecaceae",
         }
     )
-    fresh_db["tree"].extract(["common_name", "latin_name"])
-    assert fresh_db["tree"].schema == (
+    fresh_db.table("tree").extract(["common_name", "latin_name"])
+    assert fresh_db.table("tree").schema == (
         'CREATE TABLE "tree" (\n'
         '   "name" TEXT,\n'
         '   "common_name_latin_name_id" INTEGER REFERENCES "common_name_latin_name"("id")\n'
@@ -139,68 +139,68 @@ def test_extract_rowid_table(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_reuse_lookup_table(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["species"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Wolf"}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["sightings"].insert({"id": 10, "species": "Wolf"}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["individuals"].insert(
+    fresh_db.table("species").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Wolf"}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("sightings").insert({"id": 10, "species": "Wolf"}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("individuals").insert(
         {"id": 10, "name": "Terriana", "species": "Fox"}, pk="id"
     )
-    fresh_db["sightings"].extract("species", rename={"species": "name"})
-    fresh_db["individuals"].extract("species", rename={"species": "name"})
-    assert fresh_db["sightings"].schema == (
+    fresh_db.table("sightings").extract("species", rename={"species": "name"})
+    fresh_db.table("individuals").extract("species", rename={"species": "name"})
+    assert fresh_db.table("sightings").schema == (
         'CREATE TABLE "sightings" (\n'
         '   "id" INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,\n'
         '   "species_id" INTEGER REFERENCES "species"("id")\n'
         ")"
     )
-    assert fresh_db["individuals"].schema == (
+    assert fresh_db.table("individuals").schema == (
         'CREATE TABLE "individuals" (\n'
         '   "id" INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,\n'
         '   "name" TEXT,\n'
         '   "species_id" INTEGER REFERENCES "species"("id")\n'
         ")"
     )
-    assert list(fresh_db["species"].rows) == [
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("species").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "name": "Wolf"},
         {"id": 2, "name": "Fox"},
     ]
 
 
 def test_extract_error_on_incompatible_existing_lookup_table(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["species"].insert({"id": 1})
-    fresh_db["tree"].insert({"name": "Tree 1", "common_name": "Palm"})
+    fresh_db.table("species").insert({"id": 1})
+    fresh_db.table("tree").insert({"name": "Tree 1", "common_name": "Palm"})
     with pytest.raises(InvalidColumns):
-        fresh_db["tree"].extract("common_name", table="species")
+        fresh_db.table("tree").extract("common_name", table="species")
 
     # Try again with incompatible existing column type
-    fresh_db["species2"].insert({"id": 1, "common_name": 3.5})
+    fresh_db.table("species2").insert({"id": 1, "common_name": 3.5})
     with pytest.raises(InvalidColumns):
-        fresh_db["tree"].extract("common_name", table="species2")
+        fresh_db.table("tree").extract("common_name", table="species2")
 
 
 def test_extract_works_with_null_values(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["listens"].insert_all(
+    fresh_db.table("listens").insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 1, "track_title": "foo", "album_title": "bar"},
             {"id": 2, "track_title": "baz", "album_title": None},
         ],
         pk="id",
     )
-    fresh_db["listens"].extract(
+    fresh_db.table("listens").extract(
         columns=["album_title"], table="albums", fk_column="album_id"
     )
-    assert list(fresh_db["listens"].rows) == [
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("listens").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "track_title": "foo", "album_id": 1},
         {"id": 2, "track_title": "baz", "album_id": None},
     ]
-    assert list(fresh_db["albums"].rows) == [
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("albums").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "album_title": "bar"},
     ]
 
 
 def test_extract_null_values_single_column(fresh_db):
     # https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/186
-    fresh_db["species"].insert({"id": 1, "species": "Wolf"}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["individuals"].insert_all(
+    fresh_db.table("species").insert({"id": 1, "species": "Wolf"}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("individuals").insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 10, "name": "Terriana", "species": "Fox"},
             {"id": 11, "name": "Spenidorm", "species": None},
@@ -210,13 +210,13 @@ def test_extract_null_values_single_column(fresh_db):
         ],
         pk="id",
     )
-    fresh_db["individuals"].extract("species")
+    fresh_db.table("individuals").extract("species")
     # No null row should have been added to species
-    assert list(fresh_db["species"].rows) == [
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("species").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "species": "Wolf"},
         {"id": 2, "species": "Fox"},
     ]
-    assert list(fresh_db["individuals"].rows) == [
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("individuals").rows) == [
         {"id": 10, "name": "Terriana", "species_id": 2},
         {"id": 11, "name": "Spenidorm", "species_id": None},
         {"id": 12, "name": "Grantheim", "species_id": 1},
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ def test_extract_null_values_single_column(fresh_db):
 def test_extract_null_values_multiple_columns(fresh_db):
     # A row should be extracted if at least one column is not null -
     # only rows where ALL extracted columns are null are left alone
-    fresh_db["circulation"].insert_all(
+    fresh_db.table("circulation").insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 1, "title": "title one", "creator": "creator one", "year": 2018},
             {"id": 2, "title": "title two", "creator": None, "year": 2019},
@@ -237,14 +237,14 @@ def test_extract_null_values_multiple_columns(fresh_db):
         ],
         pk="id",
     )
-    fresh_db["circulation"].extract(
+    fresh_db.table("circulation").extract(
         ["title", "creator"], table="books", fk_column="book_id"
     )
-    assert list(fresh_db["books"].rows) == [
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("books").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "title": "title one", "creator": "creator one"},
         {"id": 2, "title": "title two", "creator": None},
     ]
-    assert list(fresh_db["circulation"].rows) == [
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("circulation").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "book_id": 1, "year": 2018},
         {"id": 2, "book_id": 2, "year": 2019},
         {"id": 3, "book_id": None, "year": 2020},
@@ -255,20 +255,20 @@ def test_extract_null_values_multiple_columns(fresh_db):
 def test_extract_null_values_existing_lookup_table_with_null_row(fresh_db):
     # Even if the lookup table already contains an all-null row, rows where
     # every extracted column is null should keep a null foreign key
-    fresh_db["species"].insert({"id": 1, "species": None}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["individuals"].insert_all(
+    fresh_db.table("species").insert({"id": 1, "species": None}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("individuals").insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 10, "name": "Terriana", "species": "Fox"},
             {"id": 11, "name": "Spenidorm", "species": None},
         ],
         pk="id",
     )
-    fresh_db["individuals"].extract("species")
-    assert list(fresh_db["species"].rows) == [
+    fresh_db.table("individuals").extract("species")
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("species").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "species": None},
         {"id": 2, "species": "Fox"},
     ]
-    assert list(fresh_db["individuals"].rows) == [
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("individuals").rows) == [
         {"id": 10, "name": "Terriana", "species_id": 2},
         {"id": 11, "name": "Spenidorm", "species_id": None},
     ]
@@ -279,17 +279,19 @@ def test_extract_repeated_into_shared_lookup_with_nulls(fresh_db):
     # cannot dedupe NULL-containing rows against the existing lookup
     # table - extracting a second table into the same lookup previously
     # inserted duplicate rows that nothing pointed to
-    fresh_db["t1"].insert_all(
+    fresh_db.table("t1").insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 1, "species": None, "common": "X"},
             {"id": 2, "species": "Oak", "common": "Oak"},
         ],
         pk="id",
     )
-    fresh_db["t2"].insert_all([{"id": 1, "species": None, "common": "X"}], pk="id")
-    fresh_db["t1"].extract(["species", "common"], table="lk")
-    fresh_db["t2"].extract(["species", "common"], table="lk")
-    assert fresh_db["lk"].count == 2
+    fresh_db.table("t2").insert_all(
+        [{"id": 1, "species": None, "common": "X"}], pk="id"
+    )
+    fresh_db.table("t1").extract(["species", "common"], table="lk")
+    fresh_db.table("t2").extract(["species", "common"], table="lk")
+    assert fresh_db.table("lk").count == 2
     # Both tables point at the same lookup row
     t1_fk = fresh_db.execute("select lk_id from t1 where id = 1").fetchone()[0]
     t2_fk = fresh_db.execute("select lk_id from t2 where id = 1").fetchone()[0]
@@ -298,8 +300,8 @@ def test_extract_repeated_into_shared_lookup_with_nulls(fresh_db):
 
 def test_extract_repeated_into_shared_lookup_no_nulls(fresh_db):
     # Non-NULL rows were already deduped by the unique index - keep it so
-    fresh_db["t1"].insert_all([{"id": 1, "species": "Oak"}], pk="id")
-    fresh_db["t2"].insert_all([{"id": 1, "species": "Oak"}], pk="id")
-    fresh_db["t1"].extract(["species"], table="lk")
-    fresh_db["t2"].extract(["species"], table="lk")
-    assert fresh_db["lk"].count == 1
+    fresh_db.table("t1").insert_all([{"id": 1, "species": "Oak"}], pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("t2").insert_all([{"id": 1, "species": "Oak"}], pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("t1").extract(["species"], table="lk")
+    fresh_db.table("t2").extract(["species"], table="lk")
+    assert fresh_db.table("lk").count == 1

tests/test_extracts.py

@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ def test_extracts(fresh_db, kwargs, expected_table, use_table_factory):
     assert {expected_table, "Trees"} == set(fresh_db.table_names())
     assert (
         f'CREATE TABLE "{expected_table}" (\n   "id" INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,\n   "value" TEXT\n)'
-        == fresh_db[expected_table].schema
+        == fresh_db.table(expected_table).schema
     )
     assert (
         f'CREATE TABLE "Trees" (\n   "id" INTEGER,\n   "species_id" INTEGER REFERENCES "{expected_table}"("id")\n)'
-        == fresh_db["Trees"].schema
+        == fresh_db.table("Trees").schema
     )
     # Should have a foreign key reference
-    assert len(fresh_db["Trees"].foreign_keys) == 1
-    fk = fresh_db["Trees"].foreign_keys[0]
+    assert len(fresh_db.table("Trees").foreign_keys) == 1
+    fk = fresh_db.table("Trees").foreign_keys[0]
     assert fk.table == "Trees"
     assert fk.column == "species_id"
 
@@ -54,22 +54,22 @@ def test_extracts(fresh_db, kwargs, expected_table, use_table_factory):
             partial=0,
             columns=["value"],
         )
-    ] == fresh_db[expected_table].indexes
+    ] == fresh_db.table(expected_table).indexes
     # Finally, check the rows
     assert [{"id": 1, "value": "Oak"}, {"id": 2, "value": "Palm"}] == list(
-        fresh_db[expected_table].rows
+        fresh_db.table(expected_table).rows
     )
     assert [
         {"id": 1, "species_id": 1},
         {"id": 2, "species_id": 1},
         {"id": 3, "species_id": 2},
-    ] == list(fresh_db["Trees"].rows)
+    ] == list(fresh_db.table("Trees").rows)
 
 
 def test_extracts_null_values(fresh_db):
     # https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/186
     # Null values should stay null, not be extracted into the lookup table
-    fresh_db["Trees"].insert_all(
+    fresh_db.table("Trees").insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 1, "species_id": "Oak"},
             {"id": 2, "species_id": None},
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ def test_extracts_null_values(fresh_db):
         ],
         extracts={"species_id": "Species"},
     )
-    assert list(fresh_db["Species"].rows) == [
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("Species").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "value": "Oak"},
         {"id": 2, "value": "Palm"},
     ]
-    assert list(fresh_db["Trees"].rows) == [
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("Trees").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "species_id": 1},
         {"id": 2, "species_id": None},
         {"id": 3, "species_id": 2},
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def test_extracts_null_values(fresh_db):
 
 def test_extracts_null_values_list_mode(fresh_db):
     # Same as test_extracts_null_values but for list-based records
-    fresh_db["Trees"].insert_all(
+    fresh_db.table("Trees").insert_all(
         [
             ["id", "species_id"],
             [1, "Oak"],
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@ def test_extracts_null_values_list_mode(fresh_db):
         ],
         extracts={"species_id": "Species"},
     )
-    assert list(fresh_db["Species"].rows) == [
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("Species").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "value": "Oak"},
         {"id": 2, "value": "Palm"},
     ]
-    assert list(fresh_db["Trees"].rows) == [
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("Trees").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "species_id": 1},
         {"id": 2, "species_id": None},
         {"id": 3, "species_id": 2},

tests/test_foreign_keys.py

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def compound_db():
 
 
 def test_compound_foreign_key(compound_db):
-    fks = compound_db["courses"].foreign_keys
+    fks = compound_db.table("courses").foreign_keys
     assert len(fks) == 1
     fk = fks[0]
     assert fk.is_compound is True
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ def test_compound_foreign_key(compound_db):
 
 
 def test_single_foreign_key_gets_columns_fields(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["authors"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Sally"}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["books"].insert({"title": "Hedgehogs", "author_id": 1})
-    fresh_db["books"].add_foreign_key("author_id", "authors", "id")
-    fk = fresh_db["books"].foreign_keys[0]
+    fresh_db.table("authors").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Sally"}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("books").insert({"title": "Hedgehogs", "author_id": 1})
+    fresh_db.table("books").add_foreign_key("author_id", "authors", "id")
+    fk = fresh_db.table("books").foreign_keys[0]
     assert fk.is_compound is False
     assert fk.column == "author_id"
     assert fk.other_column == "id"
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ def test_single_foreign_key_gets_columns_fields(fresh_db):
 def test_foreign_key_no_longer_unpacks_as_tuple(fresh_db):
     # Clean break in 4.0: ForeignKey is a dataclass, not a namedtuple, so the
     # old tuple unpacking and indexing patterns now fail hard.
-    fresh_db["authors"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Sally"}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["books"].insert({"title": "Hedgehogs", "author_id": 1})
-    fresh_db["books"].add_foreign_key("author_id", "authors", "id")
-    fk = fresh_db["books"].foreign_keys[0]
+    fresh_db.table("authors").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Sally"}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("books").insert({"title": "Hedgehogs", "author_id": 1})
+    fresh_db.table("books").add_foreign_key("author_id", "authors", "id")
+    fk = fresh_db.table("books").foreign_keys[0]
     with pytest.raises(TypeError):
         _table, _column, _other_table, _other_column = fk
     with pytest.raises(TypeError):
@@ -71,16 +71,18 @@ def test_foreign_key_no_longer_unpacks_as_tuple(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_foreign_keys_are_sortable(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["authors"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Sally"}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["categories"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Wildlife"}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["books"].insert({"title": "Hedgehogs", "author_id": 1, "category_id": 1})
+    fresh_db.table("authors").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Sally"}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("categories").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Wildlife"}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("books").insert(
+        {"title": "Hedgehogs", "author_id": 1, "category_id": 1}
+    )
     fresh_db.add_foreign_keys(
         [
             ("books", "author_id", "authors", "id"),
             ("books", "category_id", "categories", "id"),
         ]
     )
-    fks = sorted(fresh_db["books"].foreign_keys)
+    fks = sorted(fresh_db.table("books").foreign_keys)
     assert fks[0].column == "author_id"
     assert fks[1].column == "category_id"
 
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ def test_mixed_compound_and_single_foreign_keys_are_sortable():
         REFERENCES departments(campus_name, dept_code)
     );
     """)
-    fks = db["courses"].foreign_keys
+    fks = db.table("courses").foreign_keys
     assert len(fks) == 2
     assert {fk.is_compound for fk in fks} == {True, False}
     fks_sorted = sorted(fks)
@@ -163,8 +165,8 @@ def test_create_table_with_compound_foreign_key(departments_db, foreign_keys):
         pk="course_code",
         foreign_keys=foreign_keys,
     )
-    assert departments_db["courses"].schema == EXPECTED_COURSES_SCHEMA
-    fks = departments_db["courses"].foreign_keys
+    assert departments_db.table("courses").schema == EXPECTED_COURSES_SCHEMA
+    fks = departments_db.table("courses").foreign_keys
     assert len(fks) == 1
     fk = fks[0]
     assert fk.is_compound is True
@@ -181,10 +183,10 @@ def test_create_table_compound_foreign_key_enforced(departments_db):
         pk="course_code",
         foreign_keys=[(("campus_name", "dept_code"), "departments")],
     )
-    departments_db["departments"].insert(
+    departments_db.table("departments").insert(
         {"campus_name": "Berkeley", "dept_code": "CS", "dept_name": "Computer Science"}
     )
-    departments_db["courses"].insert(
+    departments_db.table("courses").insert(
         {"course_code": "CS101", "campus_name": "Berkeley", "dept_code": "CS"}
     )
     with pytest.raises(sqlite3.IntegrityError):
@@ -207,8 +209,8 @@ def test_create_table_compound_foreign_key_missing_other_column(departments_db):
 
 
 def test_transform_preserves_compound_foreign_key(compound_db):
-    compound_db["courses"].transform(rename={"course_name": "title"})
-    fks = compound_db["courses"].foreign_keys
+    compound_db.table("courses").transform(rename={"course_name": "title"})
+    fks = compound_db.table("courses").foreign_keys
     assert len(fks) == 1
     fk = fks[0]
     assert fk.is_compound is True
@@ -218,8 +220,8 @@ def test_transform_preserves_compound_foreign_key(compound_db):
 
 
 def test_transform_rename_member_column_updates_compound_foreign_key(compound_db):
-    compound_db["courses"].transform(rename={"campus_name": "campus"})
-    fks = compound_db["courses"].foreign_keys
+    compound_db.table("courses").transform(rename={"campus_name": "campus"})
+    fks = compound_db.table("courses").foreign_keys
     assert len(fks) == 1
     fk = fks[0]
     assert fk.is_compound is True
@@ -231,9 +233,9 @@ def test_transform_rename_member_column_updates_compound_foreign_key(compound_db
 def test_transform_drop_member_column_drops_compound_foreign_key(compound_db):
     # Matches single-column behavior: dropping the column silently
     # drops the foreign key that used it
-    compound_db["courses"].transform(drop={"dept_code"})
-    assert compound_db["courses"].foreign_keys == []
-    assert "FOREIGN KEY" not in compound_db["courses"].schema
+    compound_db.table("courses").transform(drop={"dept_code"})
+    assert compound_db.table("courses").foreign_keys == []
+    assert "FOREIGN KEY" not in compound_db.table("courses").schema
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -246,11 +248,11 @@ def test_transform_drop_member_column_drops_compound_foreign_key(compound_db):
     ),
 )
 def test_transform_drop_compound_foreign_key(compound_db, drop_foreign_keys):
-    compound_db["courses"].transform(drop_foreign_keys=drop_foreign_keys)
-    assert compound_db["courses"].foreign_keys == []
+    compound_db.table("courses").transform(drop_foreign_keys=drop_foreign_keys)
+    assert compound_db.table("courses").foreign_keys == []
     # The columns themselves survive
     assert {"campus_name", "dept_code"} <= set(
-        compound_db["courses"].columns_dict.keys()
+        compound_db.table("courses").columns_dict.keys()
     )
 
 
@@ -265,12 +267,12 @@ def courses_db(departments_db):
 
 
 def test_add_compound_foreign_key(courses_db):
-    t = courses_db["courses"].add_foreign_key(
+    t = courses_db.table("courses").add_foreign_key(
         ("campus_name", "dept_code"), "departments", ("campus_name", "dept_code")
     )
     # Returns self
     assert t.name == "courses"
-    fks = courses_db["courses"].foreign_keys
+    fks = courses_db.table("courses").foreign_keys
     assert len(fks) == 1
     fk = fks[0]
     assert fk.is_compound is True
@@ -281,27 +283,33 @@ def test_add_compound_foreign_key(courses_db):
 
 def test_add_compound_foreign_key_guesses_other_columns(courses_db):
     # Lists work here too, though tuples are the documented form
-    courses_db["courses"].add_foreign_key(["campus_name", "dept_code"], "departments")
-    fk = courses_db["courses"].foreign_keys[0]
+    courses_db.table("courses").add_foreign_key(
+        ["campus_name", "dept_code"], "departments"
+    )
+    fk = courses_db.table("courses").foreign_keys[0]
     assert fk.other_columns == ("campus_name", "dept_code")
 
 
 def test_add_compound_foreign_key_error_if_already_exists(courses_db):
-    courses_db["courses"].add_foreign_key(("campus_name", "dept_code"), "departments")
+    courses_db.table("courses").add_foreign_key(
+        ("campus_name", "dept_code"), "departments"
+    )
     with pytest.raises(AlterError) as ex:
-        courses_db["courses"].add_foreign_key(
+        courses_db.table("courses").add_foreign_key(
             ("campus_name", "dept_code"), "departments"
         )
     assert "already exists" in ex.value.args[0]
     # ignore=True should not raise
-    courses_db["courses"].add_foreign_key(
+    courses_db.table("courses").add_foreign_key(
         ("campus_name", "dept_code"), "departments", ignore=True
     )
 
 
 def test_add_compound_foreign_key_error_if_column_missing(courses_db):
     with pytest.raises(AlterError):
-        courses_db["courses"].add_foreign_key(("campus_name", "nope"), "departments")
+        courses_db.table("courses").add_foreign_key(
+            ("campus_name", "nope"), "departments"
+        )
 
 
 def test_db_add_foreign_keys_compound(courses_db):
@@ -315,14 +323,14 @@ def test_db_add_foreign_keys_compound(courses_db):
             )
         ]
     )
-    fk = courses_db["courses"].foreign_keys[0]
+    fk = courses_db.table("courses").foreign_keys[0]
     assert fk.is_compound is True
     assert fk.columns == ("campus_name", "dept_code")
 
 
 def test_index_foreign_keys_compound_creates_composite_index(compound_db):
     compound_db.index_foreign_keys()
-    index_columns = [i.columns for i in compound_db["courses"].indexes]
+    index_columns = [i.columns for i in compound_db.table("courses").indexes]
     assert ["campus_name", "dept_code"] in index_columns
     # No separate single-column indexes for the members
     assert ["campus_name"] not in index_columns
@@ -339,22 +347,22 @@ def test_foreign_key_captures_on_delete_and_on_update():
             ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE RESTRICT
     );
     """)
-    fk = db["books"].foreign_keys[0]
+    fk = db.table("books").foreign_keys[0]
     assert fk.on_delete == "CASCADE"
     assert fk.on_update == "RESTRICT"
 
 
 def test_foreign_key_on_delete_defaults_to_no_action(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["authors"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["books"].insert({"id": 1, "author_id": 1}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["books"].add_foreign_key("author_id", "authors", "id")
-    fk = fresh_db["books"].foreign_keys[0]
+    fresh_db.table("authors").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("books").insert({"id": 1, "author_id": 1}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("books").add_foreign_key("author_id", "authors", "id")
+    fk = fresh_db.table("books").foreign_keys[0]
     assert fk.on_delete == "NO ACTION"
     assert fk.on_update == "NO ACTION"
 
 
 def test_create_table_foreign_key_with_on_delete(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["authors"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("authors").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
     fresh_db.create_table(
         "books",
         {"id": int, "author_id": int},
@@ -369,8 +377,8 @@ def test_create_table_foreign_key_with_on_delete(fresh_db):
             )
         ],
     )
-    assert "ON DELETE CASCADE" in fresh_db["books"].schema
-    assert fresh_db["books"].foreign_keys[0].on_delete == "CASCADE"
+    assert "ON DELETE CASCADE" in fresh_db.table("books").schema
+    assert fresh_db.table("books").foreign_keys[0].on_delete == "CASCADE"
 
 
 def test_transform_preserves_on_delete_cascade():
@@ -383,11 +391,11 @@ def test_transform_preserves_on_delete_cascade():
         author_id INTEGER REFERENCES authors(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
     );
     """)
-    db["books"].transform(rename={"title": "book_title"})
-    fk = db["books"].foreign_keys[0]
+    db.table("books").transform(rename={"title": "book_title"})
+    fk = db.table("books").foreign_keys[0]
     assert fk.on_delete == "CASCADE"
     assert fk.on_update == "NO ACTION"
-    assert "ON DELETE CASCADE" in db["books"].schema
+    assert "ON DELETE CASCADE" in db.table("books").schema
 
 
 def test_transform_preserves_compound_foreign_key_on_delete():
@@ -406,11 +414,11 @@ def test_transform_preserves_compound_foreign_key_on_delete():
         REFERENCES departments(campus_name, dept_code) ON DELETE CASCADE
     );
     """)
-    db["courses"].transform(rename={"course_code": "code"})
-    fk = db["courses"].foreign_keys[0]
+    db.table("courses").transform(rename={"course_code": "code"})
+    fk = db.table("courses").foreign_keys[0]
     assert fk.is_compound is True
     assert fk.on_delete == "CASCADE"
-    assert "ON DELETE CASCADE" in db["courses"].schema
+    assert "ON DELETE CASCADE" in db.table("courses").schema
 
 
 def test_implicit_primary_key_reference_is_resolved():
@@ -424,7 +432,7 @@ def test_implicit_primary_key_reference_is_resolved():
         author_id INTEGER REFERENCES authors
     );
     """)
-    fk = db["books"].foreign_keys[0]
+    fk = db.table("books").foreign_keys[0]
     assert fk.is_compound is False
     assert fk.other_column == "author_id"
     assert fk.other_columns == ("author_id",)
@@ -445,7 +453,7 @@ def test_implicit_compound_primary_key_reference_is_resolved():
         FOREIGN KEY (campus_name, dept_code) REFERENCES departments
     );
     """)
-    fk = db["courses"].foreign_keys[0]
+    fk = db.table("courses").foreign_keys[0]
     assert fk.is_compound is True
     assert fk.other_columns == ("campus_name", "dept_code")
 
@@ -470,14 +478,14 @@ def test_add_foreign_keys_preserves_actions(fresh_db):
     # https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/594 review finding:
     # ForeignKey objects passed to db.add_foreign_keys() were flattened
     # to plain tuples, losing on_delete/on_update
-    fresh_db["authors"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["books"].insert({"id": 1, "author_id": 1}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("authors").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("books").insert({"id": 1, "author_id": 1}, pk="id")
     fresh_db.add_foreign_keys(
         [ForeignKey("books", "author_id", "authors", "id", on_delete="CASCADE")]
     )
-    fk = fresh_db["books"].foreign_keys[0]
+    fk = fresh_db.table("books").foreign_keys[0]
     assert fk.on_delete == "CASCADE"
-    assert "ON DELETE CASCADE" in fresh_db["books"].schema
+    assert "ON DELETE CASCADE" in fresh_db.table("books").schema
 
 
 def test_add_foreign_keys_preserves_actions_compound(courses_db):
@@ -495,36 +503,36 @@ def test_add_foreign_keys_preserves_actions_compound(courses_db):
             )
         ]
     )
-    fk = courses_db["courses"].foreign_keys[0]
+    fk = courses_db.table("courses").foreign_keys[0]
     assert fk.is_compound is True
     assert fk.on_delete == "CASCADE"
-    assert "ON DELETE CASCADE" in courses_db["courses"].schema
+    assert "ON DELETE CASCADE" in courses_db.table("courses").schema
 
 
 def test_add_foreign_key_on_delete_on_update(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["authors"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["books"].insert({"id": 1, "author_id": 1}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["books"].add_foreign_key(
+    fresh_db.table("authors").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("books").insert({"id": 1, "author_id": 1}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("books").add_foreign_key(
         "author_id", "authors", "id", on_delete="CASCADE", on_update="RESTRICT"
     )
-    fk = fresh_db["books"].foreign_keys[0]
+    fk = fresh_db.table("books").foreign_keys[0]
     assert fk.on_delete == "CASCADE"
     assert fk.on_update == "RESTRICT"
-    assert "ON UPDATE RESTRICT ON DELETE CASCADE" in fresh_db["books"].schema
+    assert "ON UPDATE RESTRICT ON DELETE CASCADE" in fresh_db.table("books").schema
     # The cascade should actually fire
     fresh_db.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON")
     fresh_db.execute("delete from authors where id = 1")
-    assert fresh_db["books"].count == 0
+    assert fresh_db.table("books").count == 0
 
 
 def test_add_compound_foreign_key_on_delete(courses_db):
-    courses_db["courses"].add_foreign_key(
+    courses_db.table("courses").add_foreign_key(
         ("campus_name", "dept_code"), "departments", on_delete="SET NULL"
     )
-    fk = courses_db["courses"].foreign_keys[0]
+    fk = courses_db.table("courses").foreign_keys[0]
     assert fk.is_compound is True
     assert fk.on_delete == "SET NULL"
-    assert "ON DELETE SET NULL" in courses_db["courses"].schema
+    assert "ON DELETE SET NULL" in courses_db.table("courses").schema
 
 
 def test_implicit_compound_foreign_key_resolves_pk_declaration_order(fresh_db):
@@ -536,7 +544,7 @@ def test_implicit_compound_foreign_key_resolves_pk_declaration_order(fresh_db):
     fresh_db.execute(
         "create table child (x text, y text, foreign key (x, y) references other)"
     )
-    fk = fresh_db["child"].foreign_keys[0]
+    fk = fresh_db.table("child").foreign_keys[0]
     assert fk.other_columns == ("a", "b")
 
 
@@ -549,46 +557,46 @@ def test_transform_implicit_compound_foreign_key_stays_valid(fresh_db):
         "create table child (x text, y text, foreign key (x, y) references other)"
     )
     fresh_db.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON")
-    fresh_db["other"].insert({"a": "A", "b": "B"})
-    fresh_db["child"].insert({"x": "A", "y": "B"})
-    fresh_db["child"].transform(types={"x": str})
-    assert fresh_db["child"].foreign_keys[0].other_columns == ("a", "b")
+    fresh_db.table("other").insert({"a": "A", "b": "B"})
+    fresh_db.table("child").insert({"x": "A", "y": "B"})
+    fresh_db.table("child").transform(types={"x": str})
+    assert fresh_db.table("child").foreign_keys[0].other_columns == ("a", "b")
     # The constraint still points the right way around
-    fresh_db["child"].insert({"x": "A", "y": "B"})
+    fresh_db.table("child").insert({"x": "A", "y": "B"})
     with pytest.raises(sqlite3.IntegrityError):
-        fresh_db["child"].insert({"x": "B", "y": "A"})
+        fresh_db.table("child").insert({"x": "B", "y": "A"})
 
 
 def test_create_compound_foreign_key_guesses_pk_declaration_order(fresh_db):
     fresh_db.execute("create table other (b text, a text, primary key (a, b))")
-    fresh_db["other"].insert({"a": "A", "b": "B"})
-    fresh_db["child"].create(
+    fresh_db.table("other").insert({"a": "A", "b": "B"})
+    fresh_db.table("child").create(
         {"id": int, "x": str, "y": str},
         pk="id",
         foreign_keys=[(("x", "y"), "other")],
     )
-    assert fresh_db["child"].foreign_keys[0].other_columns == ("a", "b")
+    assert fresh_db.table("child").foreign_keys[0].other_columns == ("a", "b")
     fresh_db.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON")
-    fresh_db["child"].insert({"id": 1, "x": "A", "y": "B"})
+    fresh_db.table("child").insert({"id": 1, "x": "A", "y": "B"})
     with pytest.raises(sqlite3.IntegrityError):
-        fresh_db["child"].insert({"id": 2, "x": "B", "y": "A"})
+        fresh_db.table("child").insert({"id": 2, "x": "B", "y": "A"})
 
 
 def test_add_compound_foreign_key_guesses_pk_declaration_order(fresh_db):
     fresh_db.execute("create table other (b text, a text, primary key (a, b))")
-    fresh_db["child"].insert({"id": 1, "x": "A", "y": "B"}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["child"].add_foreign_key(("x", "y"), "other")
-    assert fresh_db["child"].foreign_keys[0].other_columns == ("a", "b")
+    fresh_db.table("child").insert({"id": 1, "x": "A", "y": "B"}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("child").add_foreign_key(("x", "y"), "other")
+    assert fresh_db.table("child").foreign_keys[0].other_columns == ("a", "b")
 
 
 def test_foreign_keys_are_hashable(fresh_db):
     # set() over foreign_keys worked with the 3.x namedtuple and must
     # keep working with the dataclass
-    fresh_db["p"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["c"].insert(
+    fresh_db.table("p").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("c").insert(
         {"id": 1, "pid": 1}, pk="id", foreign_keys=[("pid", "p", "id")]
     )
-    fks = set(fresh_db["c"].foreign_keys)
+    fks = set(fresh_db.table("c").foreign_keys)
     assert len(fks) == 1
     assert ForeignKey("c", "pid", "p", "id") in fks
     # Usable as dict keys too
@@ -617,9 +625,9 @@ def test_create_table_mixed_foreign_keys_list(fresh_db):
     # 3.x accepted a mix of ForeignKey objects, tuples and bare column
     # strings in foreign_keys= (ForeignKey was a namedtuple, so it passed
     # the tuple check) - keep accepting the mix
-    fresh_db["authors"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["publishers"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["books"].create(
+    fresh_db.table("authors").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("publishers").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("books").create(
         {"id": int, "author_id": int, "publisher_id": int},
         pk="id",
         foreign_keys=[
@@ -627,14 +635,14 @@ def test_create_table_mixed_foreign_keys_list(fresh_db):
             ("publisher_id", "publishers", "id"),
         ],
     )
-    fks = {fk.column: fk.other_table for fk in fresh_db["books"].foreign_keys}
+    fks = {fk.column: fk.other_table for fk in fresh_db.table("books").foreign_keys}
     assert fks == {"author_id": "authors", "publisher_id": "publishers"}
 
 
 def test_create_table_mixed_foreign_keys_with_string(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["authors"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["publishers"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["books"].create(
+    fresh_db.table("authors").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("publishers").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("books").create(
         {"id": int, "author_id": int, "publisher_id": int},
         pk="id",
         foreign_keys=[
@@ -642,15 +650,15 @@ def test_create_table_mixed_foreign_keys_with_string(fresh_db):
             ("publisher_id", "publishers", "id"),
         ],
     )
-    fks = {fk.column: fk.other_table for fk in fresh_db["books"].foreign_keys}
+    fks = {fk.column: fk.other_table for fk in fresh_db.table("books").foreign_keys}
     assert fks == {"author_id": "authors", "publisher_id": "publishers"}
 
 
 def test_add_foreign_keys_existing_with_different_actions_errors(fresh_db):
     # Requesting an existing foreign key with different ON DELETE/ON UPDATE
     # actions was silently skipped, dropping the requested change
-    fresh_db["authors"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["books"].insert(
+    fresh_db.table("authors").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("books").insert(
         {"id": 1, "author_id": 1},
         pk="id",
         foreign_keys=[("author_id", "authors", "id")],
@@ -660,19 +668,21 @@ def test_add_foreign_keys_existing_with_different_actions_errors(fresh_db):
             [ForeignKey("books", "author_id", "authors", "id", on_delete="CASCADE")]
         )
     assert "ON DELETE" in str(ex.value)
-    assert fresh_db["books"].foreign_keys[0].on_delete == "NO ACTION"
+    assert fresh_db.table("books").foreign_keys[0].on_delete == "NO ACTION"
 
 
 def test_add_foreign_keys_identical_existing_is_noop(fresh_db):
     # An exact match, including actions, is silently skipped so repeated
     # calls stay idempotent
-    fresh_db["authors"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["books"].insert({"id": 1, "author_id": 1}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["books"].add_foreign_key("author_id", "authors", "id", on_delete="CASCADE")
+    fresh_db.table("authors").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("books").insert({"id": 1, "author_id": 1}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("books").add_foreign_key(
+        "author_id", "authors", "id", on_delete="CASCADE"
+    )
     fresh_db.add_foreign_keys(
         [ForeignKey("books", "author_id", "authors", "id", on_delete="CASCADE")]
     )
-    fks = fresh_db["books"].foreign_keys
+    fks = fresh_db.table("books").foreign_keys
     assert len(fks) == 1
     assert fks[0].on_delete == "CASCADE"
 
@@ -680,13 +690,13 @@ def test_add_foreign_keys_identical_existing_is_noop(fresh_db):
 def test_add_foreign_keys_compound_column_count_mismatch_errors(fresh_db):
     # Previously the extra other-column was silently discarded, creating
     # a single-column foreign key to just ("id")
-    fresh_db["departments"].insert(
+    fresh_db.table("departments").insert(
         {"campus": "north", "code": "cs"}, pk=("campus", "code")
     )
-    fresh_db["courses"].insert({"id": 1, "campus": "north"}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("courses").insert({"id": 1, "campus": "north"}, pk="id")
     with pytest.raises(ValueError) as ex:
         fresh_db.add_foreign_keys(
             [("courses", ("campus",), "departments", ("campus", "code"))]
         )
     assert "same number of columns" in str(ex.value)
-    assert fresh_db["courses"].foreign_keys == []
+    assert fresh_db.table("courses").foreign_keys == []

tests/test_fts.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ search_records = [
 
 
 def test_enable_fts(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["searchable"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("searchable")
     table.insert_all(search_records)
     assert ["searchable"] == fresh_db.table_names()
     table.enable_fts(["text", "country"], fts_version="FTS4")
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def test_enable_fts(fresh_db):
 def test_enable_fts_escape_table_names(fresh_db):
     # Table names with restricted chars are handled correctly.
     # colons and dots are restricted characters for table names.
-    table = fresh_db["http://example.com"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("http://example.com")
     table.insert_all(search_records)
     assert ["http://example.com"] == fresh_db.table_names()
     table.enable_fts(["text", "country"], fts_version="FTS4")
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def test_enable_fts_escape_table_names(fresh_db):
 
 def test_search_duplicate_columns_are_deduped(fresh_db):
     # https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/624
-    table = fresh_db["t"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("t")
     table.insert_all(search_records)
     table.enable_fts(["text", "country"], fts_version="FTS4")
     rows = list(table.search("tanuki", columns=["text", "text"]))
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def test_search_duplicate_columns_are_deduped(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_search_limit_offset(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["t"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("t")
     table.insert_all(search_records)
     table.enable_fts(["text", "country"], fts_version="FTS4")
     assert len(list(table.search("are"))) == 2
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def test_search_limit_offset(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_search_offset_without_limit(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["t"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("t")
     table.insert_all(search_records)
     table.enable_fts(["text", "country"], fts_version="FTS4")
     assert [row["rowid"] for row in table.search("are", order_by="rowid")] == [1, 2]
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def test_search_offset_without_limit(fresh_db):
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("fts_version", ("FTS4", "FTS5"))
 def test_search_where(fresh_db, fts_version):
-    table = fresh_db["t"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("t")
     table.insert_all(search_records)
     table.enable_fts(["text", "country"], fts_version=fts_version)
     results = list(
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def test_search_where(fresh_db, fts_version):
 
 
 def test_search_where_args_disallows_query(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["t"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("t")
     with pytest.raises(ValueError) as ex:
         list(
             table.search(
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def test_search_where_args_disallows_query(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_search_include_rank(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["t"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("t")
     table.insert_all(search_records)
     table.enable_fts(["text", "country"], fts_version="FTS5")
     results = list(table.search("are", include_rank=True))
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ def test_search_include_rank(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_enable_fts_table_names_containing_spaces(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["test"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("test")
     table.insert({"column with spaces": "in its name"})
     table.enable_fts(["column with spaces"])
     assert [
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ def test_enable_fts_table_names_containing_spaces(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_populate_fts(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["populatable"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("populatable")
     table.insert(search_records[0])
     table.enable_fts(["text", "country"], fts_version="FTS4")
     assert [] == list(table.search("trash pandas"))
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ def test_populate_fts(fresh_db):
 
 def test_populate_fts_escape_table_names(fresh_db):
     # Restricted characters such as colon and dots should be escaped.
-    table = fresh_db["http://example.com"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("http://example.com")
     table.insert(search_records[0])
     table.enable_fts(["text", "country"], fts_version="FTS4")
     assert [] == list(table.search("trash pandas"))
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ def test_populate_fts_escape_table_names(fresh_db):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("fts_version", ("4", "5"))
 def test_fts_tokenize(fresh_db, fts_version):
     table_name = f"searchable_{fts_version}"
-    table = fresh_db[table_name]
+    table = fresh_db.table(table_name)
     table.insert_all(search_records)
     # Test without porter stemming
     table.enable_fts(
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ def test_fts_tokenize(fresh_db, fts_version):
 def test_fts_tokenize_escaped(fresh_db):
     # A malicious tokenize value must not be able to break out of the
     # string literal in the CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE statement.
-    table = fresh_db["searchable"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("searchable")
     table.insert_all(search_records)
     malicious = "porter'); CREATE TABLE injected(x); --"
     with pytest.raises(Exception):
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ def test_fts_tokenize_escaped(fresh_db):
 def test_optimize_fts(fresh_db):
     for fts_version in ("4", "5"):
         table_name = f"searchable_{fts_version}"
-        table = fresh_db[table_name]
+        table = fresh_db.table(table_name)
         table.insert_all(search_records)
         table.enable_fts(["text", "country"], fts_version=f"FTS{fts_version}")
     # You can call optimize successfully against the tables OR their _fts equivalents:
@@ -288,11 +288,11 @@ def test_optimize_fts(fresh_db):
         "searchable_4_fts",
         "searchable_5_fts",
     ):
-        fresh_db[table_name].optimize()
+        fresh_db.table(table_name).optimize()
 
 
 def test_enable_fts_with_triggers(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["searchable"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("searchable")
     table.insert(search_records[0])
     table.enable_fts(["text", "country"], fts_version="FTS4", create_triggers=True)
     rows1 = list(table.search("tanuki"))
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ def test_enable_fts_with_triggers(fresh_db):
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("create_triggers", [True, False])
 def test_disable_fts(fresh_db, create_triggers):
-    table = fresh_db["searchable"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("searchable")
     table.insert(search_records[0])
     table.enable_fts(["text", "country"], create_triggers=create_triggers)
     assert {
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ def test_disable_fts(fresh_db, create_triggers):
 
 
 def test_rebuild_fts(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["searchable"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("searchable")
     table.insert(search_records[0])
     table.enable_fts(["text", "country"])
     # Run a search
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ def test_rebuild_fts(fresh_db):
 def test_optimize_and_rebuild_fts_commit(tmpdir, method):
     path = str(tmpdir / "test.db")
     db = Database(path)
-    table = db["searchable"]
+    table = db.table("searchable")
     table.insert(search_records[0])
     table.enable_fts(["text", "country"])
     getattr(table, method)()
@@ -390,16 +390,16 @@ def test_optimize_and_rebuild_fts_commit(tmpdir, method):
     table.insert(search_records[1])
     db.close()
     db2 = Database(path)
-    assert db2["searchable"].count == 2
+    assert db2.table("searchable").count == 2
     db2.close()
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("invalid_table", ["does_not_exist", "not_searchable"])
 def test_rebuild_fts_invalid(fresh_db, invalid_table):
-    fresh_db["not_searchable"].insert({"foo": "bar"})
+    fresh_db.table("not_searchable").insert({"foo": "bar"})
     # Raise OperationalError on invalid table
     with pytest.raises(sqlite3.OperationalError):
-        fresh_db[invalid_table].rebuild_fts()
+        fresh_db.table(invalid_table).rebuild_fts()
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("fts_version", ["FTS4", "FTS5"])
@@ -408,15 +408,17 @@ def test_rebuild_removes_junk_docsize_rows(tmpdir, fts_version):
     path = tmpdir / "test.db"
     db = Database(str(path), recursive_triggers=False)
     licenses = [{"key": "apache2", "name": "Apache 2"}, {"key": "bsd", "name": "BSD"}]
-    db["licenses"].insert_all(licenses, pk="key", replace=True)
-    db["licenses"].enable_fts(["name"], create_triggers=True, fts_version=fts_version)
-    assert db["licenses_fts_docsize"].count == 2
+    db.table("licenses").insert_all(licenses, pk="key", replace=True)
+    db.table("licenses").enable_fts(
+        ["name"], create_triggers=True, fts_version=fts_version
+    )
+    assert db.table("licenses_fts_docsize").count == 2
     # Bug: insert with replace increases the number of rows in _docsize:
-    db["licenses"].insert_all(licenses, pk="key", replace=True)
-    assert db["licenses_fts_docsize"].count == 4
+    db.table("licenses").insert_all(licenses, pk="key", replace=True)
+    assert db.table("licenses_fts_docsize").count == 4
     # rebuild should fix this:
-    db["licenses_fts"].rebuild_fts()
-    assert db["licenses_fts_docsize"].count == 2
+    db.table("licenses_fts").rebuild_fts()
+    assert db.table("licenses_fts_docsize").count == 2
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -430,7 +432,7 @@ def test_rebuild_removes_junk_docsize_rows(tmpdir, fts_version):
 )
 def test_enable_fts_replace(kwargs):
     db = Database(memory=True)
-    db["books"].insert(
+    db.table("books").insert(
         {
             "id": 1,
             "title": "Habits of Australian Marsupials",
@@ -438,31 +440,31 @@ def test_enable_fts_replace(kwargs):
         },
         pk="id",
     )
-    db["books"].enable_fts(["title", "author"])
-    assert not db["books"].triggers
-    assert db["books_fts"].columns_dict.keys() == {"title", "author"}
-    assert "FTS5" in db["books_fts"].schema
-    assert "porter" not in db["books_fts"].schema
+    db.table("books").enable_fts(["title", "author"])
+    assert not db.table("books").triggers
+    assert db.table("books_fts").columns_dict.keys() == {"title", "author"}
+    assert "FTS5" in db.table("books_fts").schema
+    assert "porter" not in db.table("books_fts").schema
     # Now modify the FTS configuration
     should_have_changed_columns = "columns" in kwargs
     if "columns" not in kwargs:
         kwargs["columns"] = ["title", "author"]
-    db["books"].enable_fts(**kwargs, replace=True)
+    db.table("books").enable_fts(**kwargs, replace=True)
     # Check that the new configuration is correct
     if should_have_changed_columns:
-        assert db["books_fts"].columns_dict.keys() == {"title"}
+        assert db.table("books_fts").columns_dict.keys() == {"title"}
     if "create_triggers" in kwargs:
-        assert db["books"].triggers
+        assert db.table("books").triggers
     if "fts_version" in kwargs:
-        assert "FTS4" in db["books_fts"].schema
+        assert "FTS4" in db.table("books_fts").schema
     if "tokenize" in kwargs:
-        assert "porter" in db["books_fts"].schema
+        assert "porter" in db.table("books_fts").schema
 
 
 def test_enable_fts_replace_does_nothing_if_args_the_same():
     queries = []
     db = Database(memory=True, tracer=lambda sql, params: queries.append((sql, params)))
-    db["books"].insert(
+    db.table("books").insert(
         {
             "id": 1,
             "title": "Habits of Australian Marsupials",
@@ -470,17 +472,19 @@ def test_enable_fts_replace_does_nothing_if_args_the_same():
         },
         pk="id",
     )
-    db["books"].enable_fts(["title", "author"], create_triggers=True)
+    db.table("books").enable_fts(["title", "author"], create_triggers=True)
     queries.clear()
     # Running that again shouldn't run much SQL:
-    db["books"].enable_fts(["title", "author"], create_triggers=True, replace=True)
+    db.table("books").enable_fts(
+        ["title", "author"], create_triggers=True, replace=True
+    )
     # The only SQL that executed should be select statements
     assert all(q[0].startswith("select ") for q in queries)
 
 
 def test_enable_fts_replace_handles_legacy_bracket_quoted_content_table():
     db = Database(memory=True)
-    db["books"].insert(
+    db.table("books").insert(
         {
             "id": 1,
             "title": "Habits of Australian Marsupials",
@@ -495,10 +499,10 @@ def test_enable_fts_replace_handles_legacy_bracket_quoted_content_table():
         );
     """)
 
-    db["books"].enable_fts(["title", "author"], replace=True)
+    db.table("books").enable_fts(["title", "author"], replace=True)
 
-    assert db["books_fts"].columns_dict.keys() == {"title", "author"}
-    assert 'content="books"' in db["books_fts"].schema
+    assert db.table("books_fts").columns_dict.keys() == {"title", "author"}
+    assert 'content="books"' in db.table("books_fts").schema
 
 
 def test_view_has_no_enable_fts():
@@ -506,7 +510,7 @@ def test_view_has_no_enable_fts():
     db.create_view("hello", "select 1 + 1")
     # Views deliberately do not have an enable_fts() method
     with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
-        db["hello"].enable_fts()  # type: ignore[union-attr]
+        db.view("hello").enable_fts()  # type: ignore[union-attr]
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -712,14 +716,14 @@ def test_view_has_no_enable_fts():
 )
 def test_search_sql(kwargs, fts, expected):
     db = Database(memory=True)
-    db["books"].insert(
+    db.table("books").insert(
         {
             "title": "Habits of Australian Marsupials",
             "author": "Marlee Hawkins",
         }
     )
-    db["books"].enable_fts(["title", "author"], fts_version=fts)
-    sql = db["books"].search_sql(**kwargs)
+    db.table("books").enable_fts(["title", "author"], fts_version=fts)
+    sql = db.table("books").search_sql(**kwargs)
     assert sql == expected
 
 
@@ -740,7 +744,7 @@ def test_search_sql(kwargs, fts, expected):
     ),
 )
 def test_quote_fts_query(fresh_db, input, expected):
-    table = fresh_db["searchable"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("searchable")
     table.insert_all(search_records)
     table.enable_fts(["text", "country"])
     quoted = fresh_db.quote_fts(input)
@@ -750,7 +754,7 @@ def test_quote_fts_query(fresh_db, input, expected):
 
 
 def test_search_quote(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["searchable"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("searchable")
     table.insert_all(search_records)
     table.enable_fts(["text", "country"])
     query = "cat's"
@@ -763,7 +767,7 @@ def test_search_quote(fresh_db):
 def test_enable_fts_cli_on_view_errors(tmpdir):
     db_path = str(tmpdir / "test.db")
     db = Database(db_path)
-    db["t"].insert({"text": "hello"})
+    db.table("t").insert({"text": "hello"})
     db.create_view("v", "select * from t")
     db.close()
     from click.testing import CliRunner

tests/test_get.py

@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ from sqlite_utils.db import NotFoundError
 
 
 def test_get_rowid(fresh_db):
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     cleo = {"name": "Cleo", "age": 4}
     row_id = dogs.insert(cleo).last_rowid
     assert cleo == dogs.get(row_id)
 
 
 def test_get_primary_key(fresh_db):
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     cleo = {"name": "Cleo", "age": 4, "id": 5}
     last_pk = dogs.insert(cleo, pk="id").last_pk
     assert 5 == last_pk
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ def test_get_primary_key(fresh_db):
     [(100, None), (None, None), ((1, 2), "Need 1 primary key value"), ("2", None)],
 )
 def test_get_not_found(argument, expected_msg, fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["dogs"].insert(
+    fresh_db.table("dogs").insert(
         {"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": 4, "is_good": True}, pk="id"
     )
     with pytest.raises(NotFoundError) as excinfo:
-        fresh_db["dogs"].get(argument)
+        fresh_db.table("dogs").get(argument)
     if expected_msg is not None:
         assert expected_msg == excinfo.value.args[0]

tests/test_gis.py

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def test_add_geometry_column():
         coord_dimension="XY",
     )
 
-    assert db["geometry_columns"].get(["locations", "geometry"]) == {
+    assert db.table("geometry_columns").get(["locations", "geometry"]) == {
         "f_table_name": "locations",
         "f_geometry_column": "geometry",
         "geometry_type": 1,  # point
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def test_cli_add_geometry_column(tmpdir):
     db = Database(str(db_path))
     db.init_spatialite()
 
-    table = db["locations"].create({"name": str})
+    table = db.table("locations").create({"name": str})
 
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli,
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def test_cli_add_geometry_column(tmpdir):
 
     assert result.exit_code == 0
 
-    assert db["geometry_columns"].get(["locations", "geometry"]) == {
+    assert db.table("geometry_columns").get(["locations", "geometry"]) == {
         "f_table_name": "locations",
         "f_geometry_column": "geometry",
         "geometry_type": 1,  # point
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def test_cli_add_geometry_column_options(tmpdir):
     db_path = tmpdir / "spatial.db"
     db = Database(str(db_path))
     db.init_spatialite()
-    table = db["locations"].create({"name": str})
+    table = db.table("locations").create({"name": str})
 
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli,
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def test_cli_add_geometry_column_options(tmpdir):
 
     assert result.exit_code == 0
 
-    assert db["geometry_columns"].get(["locations", "geometry"]) == {
+    assert db.table("geometry_columns").get(["locations", "geometry"]) == {
         "f_table_name": "locations",
         "f_geometry_column": "geometry",
         "geometry_type": 3,  # polygon
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ def test_cli_add_geometry_column_invalid_type(tmpdir):
     db = Database(str(db_path))
     db.init_spatialite()
 
-    table = db["locations"].create({"name": str})
+    table = db.table("locations").create({"name": str})
 
     result = CliRunner().invoke(
         cli,
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ def test_cli_create_spatial_index(tmpdir):
     db = Database(str(db_path))
     db.init_spatialite()
 
-    table = db["locations"].create({"name": str})
+    table = db.table("locations").create({"name": str})
     table.add_geometry_column("geometry", "POINT")
 
     result = CliRunner().invoke(

tests/test_hypothesis.py

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ def test_roundtrip_integers(integer):
     row = {
         "integer": integer,
     }
-    db["test"].insert(row)
-    assert list(db["test"].rows) == [row]
+    db.table("test").insert(row)
+    assert list(db.table("test").rows) == [row]
 
 
 @given(st.text())
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ def test_roundtrip_text(text):
     row = {
         "text": text,
     }
-    db["test"].insert(row)
-    assert list(db["test"].rows) == [row]
+    db.table("test").insert(row)
+    assert list(db.table("test").rows) == [row]
 
 
 @given(st.binary(max_size=1024 * 1024))
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ def test_roundtrip_binary(binary):
     row = {
         "binary": binary,
     }
-    db["test"].insert(row)
-    assert list(db["test"].rows) == [row]
+    db.table("test").insert(row)
+    assert list(db.table("test").rows) == [row]
 
 
 @given(st.floats(allow_nan=False))
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ def test_roundtrip_floats(floats):
     row = {
         "floats": floats,
     }
-    db["test"].insert(row)
-    assert list(db["test"].rows) == [row]
+    db.table("test").insert(row)
+    assert list(db.table("test").rows) == [row]

tests/test_insert_files.py

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def test_insert_files(silent, pk_args, expected_pks):
         )
         assert result.exit_code == 0, result.stdout
         db = Database(db_path)
-        rows_by_path = {r["path"]: r for r in db["files"].rows}
+        rows_by_path = {r["path"]: r for r in db.table("files").rows}
         one, two, three = (
             rows_by_path["one.txt"],
             rows_by_path["two.txt"],
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def test_insert_files(silent, pk_args, expected_pks):
         for colname, expected_type in expected_types.items():
             for row in (one, two, three):
                 assert isinstance(row[colname], expected_type)
-        assert set(db["files"].pks) == set(expected_pks)
+        assert set(db.table("files").pks) == set(expected_pks)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def test_insert_files_stdin(use_text, encoding, input, expected):
         )
         assert result.exit_code == 0, result.stdout
         db = Database(db_path)
-        row = next(iter(db["files"].rows))
+        row = next(iter(db.table("files").rows))
         key = "content"
         if use_text:
             key = "content_text"

tests/test_introspect.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import pytest
 
-from sqlite_utils.db import Check, Database, Index, View, XIndex, XIndexColumn
+from sqlite_utils.db import Check, Database, Index, Table, View, XIndex, XIndexColumn
 
 
 def _check_supports_strict():
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ def test_view_names(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_table_names_fts4(existing_db):
-    existing_db["woo"].insert({"title": "Hello"}).enable_fts(
+    existing_db.table("woo").insert({"title": "Hello"}).enable_fts(
         ["title"], fts_version="FTS4"
     )
-    existing_db["woo2"].insert({"title": "Hello"}).enable_fts(
+    existing_db.table("woo2").insert({"title": "Hello"}).enable_fts(
         ["title"], fts_version="FTS5"
     )
     assert ["woo_fts"] == existing_db.table_names(fts4=True)
@@ -32,17 +32,17 @@ def test_table_names_fts4(existing_db):
 
 
 def test_detect_fts(existing_db):
-    existing_db["woo"].insert({"title": "Hello"}).enable_fts(
+    existing_db.table("woo").insert({"title": "Hello"}).enable_fts(
         ["title"], fts_version="FTS4"
     )
-    existing_db["woo2"].insert({"title": "Hello"}).enable_fts(
+    existing_db.table("woo2").insert({"title": "Hello"}).enable_fts(
         ["title"], fts_version="FTS5"
     )
-    assert "woo_fts" == existing_db["woo"].detect_fts()
-    assert "woo_fts" == existing_db["woo_fts"].detect_fts()
-    assert "woo2_fts" == existing_db["woo2"].detect_fts()
-    assert "woo2_fts" == existing_db["woo2_fts"].detect_fts()
-    assert existing_db["foo"].detect_fts() is None
+    assert "woo_fts" == existing_db.table("woo").detect_fts()
+    assert "woo_fts" == existing_db.table("woo_fts").detect_fts()
+    assert "woo2_fts" == existing_db.table("woo2").detect_fts()
+    assert "woo2_fts" == existing_db.table("woo2_fts").detect_fts()
+    assert existing_db.table("foo").detect_fts() is None
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("reverse_order", (True, False))
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ def test_detect_fts_similar_tables(fresh_db, reverse_order):
     if reverse_order:
         table1, table2 = table2, table1
 
-    fresh_db[table1].insert({"title": "Hello"}).enable_fts(
+    fresh_db.table(table1).insert({"title": "Hello"}).enable_fts(
         ["title"], fts_version="FTS4"
     )
-    fresh_db[table2].insert({"title": "Hello"}).enable_fts(
+    fresh_db.table(table2).insert({"title": "Hello"}).enable_fts(
         ["title"], fts_version="FTS4"
     )
-    assert fresh_db[table1].detect_fts() == f"{table1}_fts"
-    assert fresh_db[table2].detect_fts() == f"{table2}_fts"
+    assert fresh_db.table(table1).detect_fts() == f"{table1}_fts"
+    assert fresh_db.table(table2).detect_fts() == f"{table2}_fts"
 
 
 def test_tables(existing_db):
@@ -77,26 +77,34 @@ def test_views(fresh_db):
     assert view.columns_dict == {"1": str}
 
 
+def test_getitem_returns_table_or_view(fresh_db):
+    fresh_db.table("items").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.create_view("item_ids", "select id from items")
+
+    assert isinstance(fresh_db["items"], Table)
+    assert isinstance(fresh_db["item_ids"], View)
+
+
 def test_count(existing_db):
-    assert existing_db["foo"].count == 3
-    assert existing_db["foo"].count_where() == 3
-    assert existing_db["foo"].execute_count() == 3
+    assert existing_db.table("foo").count == 3
+    assert existing_db.table("foo").count_where() == 3
+    assert existing_db.table("foo").execute_count() == 3
 
 
 def test_count_where(existing_db):
-    assert existing_db["foo"].count_where("text != ?", ["two"]) == 2
-    assert existing_db["foo"].count_where("text != :t", {"t": "two"}) == 2
+    assert existing_db.table("foo").count_where("text != ?", ["two"]) == 2
+    assert existing_db.table("foo").count_where("text != :t", {"t": "two"}) == 2
 
 
 def test_columns(existing_db):
-    table = existing_db["foo"]
+    table = existing_db.table("foo")
     assert [{"name": "text", "type": "TEXT"}] == [
         {"name": col.name, "type": col.type} for col in table.columns
     ]
 
 
 def test_table_schema(existing_db):
-    assert existing_db["foo"].schema == "CREATE TABLE foo (text TEXT)"
+    assert existing_db.table("foo").schema == "CREATE TABLE foo (text TEXT)"
 
 
 def test_database_schema(existing_db):
@@ -104,9 +112,9 @@ def test_database_schema(existing_db):
 
 
 def test_table_repr(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["dogs"].insert({"name": "Cleo", "age": 4})
+    table = fresh_db.table("dogs").insert({"name": "Cleo", "age": 4})
     assert "<Table dogs (name, age)>" == repr(table)
-    assert "<Table cats (does not exist yet)>" == repr(fresh_db["cats"])
+    assert "<Table cats (does not exist yet)>" == repr(fresh_db.table("cats"))
 
 
 def test_indexes(fresh_db):
@@ -125,7 +133,7 @@ def test_indexes(fresh_db):
             columns=["c2", "c3"],
         ),
         Index(seq=1, name="Gosh_c1", unique=0, origin="c", partial=0, columns=["c1"]),
-    ] == fresh_db["Gosh"].indexes
+    ] == fresh_db.table("Gosh").indexes
 
 
 def test_xindexes(fresh_db):
@@ -134,7 +142,7 @@ def test_xindexes(fresh_db):
         create index Gosh_c1 on Gosh(c1);
         create index Gosh_c2c3 on Gosh(c2, c3 desc);
     """)
-    assert fresh_db["Gosh"].xindexes == [
+    assert fresh_db.table("Gosh").xindexes == [
         XIndex(
             name="Gosh_c2c3",
             columns=[
@@ -166,15 +174,15 @@ def test_xindexes(fresh_db):
 def test_guess_foreign_table(fresh_db, column, expected_table_guess):
     fresh_db.create_table("authors", {"name": str})
     fresh_db.create_table("genre", {"name": str})
-    assert expected_table_guess == fresh_db["books"].guess_foreign_table(column)
+    assert expected_table_guess == fresh_db.table("books").guess_foreign_table(column)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "pk,expected", ((None, ["rowid"]), ("id", ["id"]), (["id", "id2"], ["id", "id2"]))
 )
 def test_pks(fresh_db, pk, expected):
-    fresh_db["foo"].insert_all([{"id": 1, "id2": 2}], pk=pk)
-    assert expected == fresh_db["foo"].pks
+    fresh_db.table("foo").insert_all([{"id": 1, "id2": 2}], pk=pk)
+    assert expected == fresh_db.table("foo").pks
 
 
 def test_checks(fresh_db):
@@ -185,7 +193,7 @@ def test_checks(fresh_db):
             CONSTRAINT within_maximum CHECK(score <= maximum)
         )
     """)
-    scores = fresh_db["scores"]
+    scores = fresh_db.table("scores")
     expected_column = Check("score > 0", name="positive", column="score")
     expected_table = Check("score <= maximum", name="within_maximum")
     assert scores.checks == [expected_column, expected_table]
@@ -195,26 +203,26 @@ def test_checks(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_checks_nonexistent_and_virtual_tables(fresh_db):
-    assert fresh_db["does_not_exist"].checks == []
-    fresh_db["searchable"].insert({"text": "hello"}).enable_fts(
+    assert fresh_db.table("does_not_exist").checks == []
+    fresh_db.table("searchable").insert({"text": "hello"}).enable_fts(
         ["text"], fts_version="FTS5"
     )
-    assert fresh_db["searchable_fts"].checks == []
+    assert fresh_db.table("searchable_fts").checks == []
 
 
 def test_triggers_and_triggers_dict(fresh_db):
     assert [] == fresh_db.triggers
-    authors = fresh_db["authors"]
+    authors = fresh_db.table("authors")
     authors.insert_all(
         [
             {"name": "Frank Herbert", "famous_works": "Dune"},
             {"name": "Neal Stephenson", "famous_works": "Cryptonomicon"},
         ]
     )
-    fresh_db["other"].insert({"foo": "bar"})
+    fresh_db.table("other").insert({"foo": "bar"})
     assert authors.triggers == []
     assert authors.triggers_dict == {}
-    assert fresh_db["other"].triggers == []
+    assert fresh_db.table("other").triggers == []
     assert fresh_db.triggers_dict == {}
     authors.enable_fts(
         ["name", "famous_works"], fts_version="FTS4", create_triggers=True
@@ -226,7 +234,7 @@ def test_triggers_and_triggers_dict(fresh_db):
     }
     assert expected_triggers == {(t.name, t.table) for t in fresh_db.triggers}
     assert expected_triggers == {
-        (t.name, t.table) for t in fresh_db["authors"].triggers
+        (t.name, t.table) for t in fresh_db.table("authors").triggers
     }
     expected_triggers = {
         "authors_ai": (
@@ -246,13 +254,13 @@ def test_triggers_and_triggers_dict(fresh_db):
         ),
     }
     assert authors.triggers_dict == expected_triggers
-    assert fresh_db["other"].triggers == []
-    assert fresh_db["other"].triggers_dict == {}
+    assert fresh_db.table("other").triggers == []
+    assert fresh_db.table("other").triggers_dict == {}
     assert fresh_db.triggers_dict == expected_triggers
 
 
 def test_has_counts_triggers(fresh_db):
-    authors = fresh_db["authors"]
+    authors = fresh_db.table("authors")
     authors.insert({"name": "Frank Herbert"})
     assert not authors.has_counts_triggers
     authors.enable_counts()
@@ -301,14 +309,14 @@ def test_has_counts_triggers(fresh_db):
 )
 def test_virtual_table_using(fresh_db, sql, expected_name, expected_using):
     fresh_db.execute(sql)
-    assert fresh_db[expected_name].virtual_table_using == expected_using
+    assert fresh_db.table(expected_name).virtual_table_using == expected_using
 
 
 def test_use_rowid(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["rowid_table"].insert({"name": "Cleo"})
-    fresh_db["regular_table"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
-    assert fresh_db["rowid_table"].use_rowid
-    assert not fresh_db["regular_table"].use_rowid
+    fresh_db.table("rowid_table").insert({"name": "Cleo"})
+    fresh_db.table("regular_table").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
+    assert fresh_db.table("rowid_table").use_rowid
+    assert not fresh_db.table("regular_table").use_rowid
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(
@@ -327,7 +335,7 @@ def test_use_rowid(fresh_db):
 )
 def test_table_strict(fresh_db, create_table, expected_strict):
     fresh_db.execute(create_table)
-    table = fresh_db["t"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("t")
     assert table.strict == expected_strict
 
 
@@ -343,10 +351,10 @@ def test_table_strict(fresh_db, create_table, expected_strict):
     ),
 )
 def test_table_default_values(fresh_db, value):
-    fresh_db["default_values"].insert(
+    fresh_db.table("default_values").insert(
         {"nodefault": 1, "value": value}, defaults={"value": value}
     )
-    default_values = fresh_db["default_values"].default_values
+    default_values = fresh_db.table("default_values").default_values
     assert default_values == {"value": value}
 
 
@@ -356,8 +364,8 @@ def test_table_default_values_escaped_quotes(fresh_db):
     fresh_db.execute(
         "create table t (id integer primary key, name text default 'O''Brien')"
     )
-    assert "default 'O''Brien'" in fresh_db["t"].schema
-    assert fresh_db["t"].default_values == {"name": "O'Brien"}
+    assert "default 'O''Brien'" in fresh_db.table("t").schema
+    assert fresh_db.table("t").default_values == {"name": "O'Brien"}
 
 
 def test_pks_use_primary_key_declaration_order(fresh_db):
@@ -365,11 +373,11 @@ def test_pks_use_primary_key_declaration_order(fresh_db):
     # pks must follow the declaration order, which is what SQLite uses to
     # resolve implicit foreign key references and compound pk lookups
     fresh_db.execute("create table t (b text, a text, primary key (a, b))")
-    assert fresh_db["t"].pks == ["a", "b"]
+    assert fresh_db.table("t").pks == ["a", "b"]
 
 
 def test_transform_preserves_compound_pk_declaration_order(fresh_db):
     fresh_db.execute("create table t (a text, b text, c text, primary key (b, a))")
-    fresh_db["t"].transform(drop={"c"})
-    assert fresh_db["t"].pks == ["b", "a"]
-    assert 'PRIMARY KEY ("b", "a")' in fresh_db["t"].schema
+    fresh_db.table("t").transform(drop={"c"})
+    assert fresh_db.table("t").pks == ["b", "a"]
+    assert 'PRIMARY KEY ("b", "a")' in fresh_db.table("t").schema

tests/test_list_mode.py

@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ def test_insert_all_list_mode_basic():
         yield [2, "Bob", 25]
         yield [3, "Charlie", 35]
 
-    db["people"].insert_all(data_generator())
+    db.table("people").insert_all(data_generator())
 
-    rows = list(db["people"].rows)
+    rows = list(db.table("people").rows)
     assert len(rows) == 3
     assert rows[0] == {"id": 1, "name": "Alice", "age": 30}
     assert rows[1] == {"id": 2, "name": "Bob", "age": 25}
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ def test_insert_all_list_mode_with_pk():
         yield [1, "Alice", 95]
         yield [2, "Bob", 87]
 
-    db["scores"].insert_all(data_generator(), pk="id")
+    db.table("scores").insert_all(data_generator(), pk="id")
 
-    assert db["scores"].pks == ["id"]
-    rows = list(db["scores"].rows)
+    assert db.table("scores").pks == ["id"]
+    rows = list(db.table("scores").rows)
     assert len(rows) == 2
 
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def test_upsert_all_list_mode():
         yield [1, "Alice", 100]
         yield [2, "Bob", 200]
 
-    db["data"].insert_all(initial_data(), pk="id")
+    db.table("data").insert_all(initial_data(), pk="id")
 
     # Upsert with some updates and new records
     def upsert_data():
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ def test_upsert_all_list_mode():
         yield [1, "Alice", 150]  # Update existing
         yield [3, "Charlie", 300]  # Insert new
 
-    db["data"].upsert_all(upsert_data(), pk="id")
+    db.table("data").upsert_all(upsert_data(), pk="id")
 
-    rows = list(db["data"].rows_where(order_by="id"))
+    rows = list(db.table("data").rows_where(order_by="id"))
     assert len(rows) == 3
     assert rows[0] == {"id": 1, "name": "Alice", "value": 150}
     assert rows[1] == {"id": 2, "name": "Bob", "value": 200}
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ def test_list_mode_with_various_types():
         yield [2, "Bob", 87.3, False]
         yield [3, "Charlie", None, True]
 
-    db["mixed"].insert_all(data_generator())
+    db.table("mixed").insert_all(data_generator())
 
-    rows = list(db["mixed"].rows)
+    rows = list(db.table("mixed").rows)
     assert len(rows) == 3
     assert rows[0]["score"] == 95.5
     assert rows[1]["active"] == 0  # SQLite stores boolean as int
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def test_list_mode_error_non_string_columns():
         yield ["a", "b", "c"]
 
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="must be a list of column name strings"):
-        db["bad"].insert_all(bad_data())
+        db.table("bad").insert_all(bad_data())
 
 
 def test_list_mode_error_mixed_types():
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def test_list_mode_error_mixed_types():
         yield {"id": 1, "name": "Alice"}  # Should be a list, not dict
 
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="must also be lists"):
-        db["bad"].insert_all(bad_data())
+        db.table("bad").insert_all(bad_data())
 
 
 def test_list_mode_empty_after_headers():
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ def test_list_mode_empty_after_headers():
         yield ["id", "name", "age"]
         # No data rows
 
-    result = db["people"].insert_all(data_generator())
+    result = db.table("people").insert_all(data_generator())
     assert result is not None
-    assert not db["people"].exists()
+    assert not db.table("people").exists()
 
 
 def test_list_mode_batch_processing():
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def test_list_mode_batch_processing():
         for i in range(1000):
             yield [i, f"value_{i}"]
 
-    db["large"].insert_all(large_data(), batch_size=100)
+    db.table("large").insert_all(large_data(), batch_size=100)
 
     count = db.execute("SELECT COUNT(*) as c FROM large").fetchone()[0]
     assert count == 1000
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ def test_list_mode_shorter_rows():
         yield [2, "Bob"]  # Missing age and city
         yield [3, "Charlie", 35]  # Missing city
 
-    db["people"].insert_all(data_generator())
+    db.table("people").insert_all(data_generator())
 
-    rows = list(db["people"].rows_where(order_by="id"))
+    rows = list(db.table("people").rows_where(order_by="id"))
     assert rows[0] == {"id": 1, "name": "Alice", "age": 30, "city": "NYC"}
     assert rows[1] == {"id": 2, "name": "Bob", "age": None, "city": None}
     assert rows[2] == {"id": 3, "name": "Charlie", "age": 35, "city": None}
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ def test_backwards_compatibility_dict_mode():
         {"id": 2, "name": "Bob", "age": 25},
     ]
 
-    db["people"].insert_all(data)
+    db.table("people").insert_all(data)
 
-    rows = list(db["people"].rows)
+    rows = list(db.table("people").rows)
     assert len(rows) == 2
     assert rows[0] == {"id": 1, "name": "Alice", "age": 30}
 
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@ def test_insert_all_tuple_mode_basic():
         yield (2, "Bob", 25)
         yield (3, "Charlie", 35)
 
-    db["people"].insert_all(data_generator())
+    db.table("people").insert_all(data_generator())
 
-    rows = list(db["people"].rows)
+    rows = list(db.table("people").rows)
     assert len(rows) == 3
     assert rows[0] == {"id": 1, "name": "Alice", "age": 30}
     assert rows[1] == {"id": 2, "name": "Bob", "age": 25}
@@ -211,9 +211,9 @@ def test_insert_all_mixed_list_tuple():
         yield [3, "Charlie", 35]
         yield (4, "Diana", 40)
 
-    db["people"].insert_all(data_generator())
+    db.table("people").insert_all(data_generator())
 
-    rows = list(db["people"].rows)
+    rows = list(db.table("people").rows)
     assert len(rows) == 4
     assert rows[0] == {"id": 1, "name": "Alice", "age": 30}
     assert rows[1] == {"id": 2, "name": "Bob", "age": 25}
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def test_upsert_all_tuple_mode():
         yield (1, "Alice", 100)
         yield (2, "Bob", 200)
 
-    db["data"].insert_all(initial_data(), pk="id")
+    db.table("data").insert_all(initial_data(), pk="id")
 
     # Upsert with tuples
     def upsert_data():
@@ -239,9 +239,9 @@ def test_upsert_all_tuple_mode():
         yield (1, "Alice", 150)  # Update existing
         yield (3, "Charlie", 300)  # Insert new
 
-    db["data"].upsert_all(upsert_data(), pk="id")
+    db.table("data").upsert_all(upsert_data(), pk="id")
 
-    rows = list(db["data"].rows_where(order_by="id"))
+    rows = list(db.table("data").rows_where(order_by="id"))
     assert len(rows) == 3
     assert rows[0] == {"id": 1, "name": "Alice", "value": 150}
     assert rows[1] == {"id": 2, "name": "Bob", "value": 200}
@@ -258,9 +258,9 @@ def test_tuple_mode_shorter_rows():
         yield 2, "Bob"  # Missing age and city
         yield 3, "Charlie", 35  # Missing city
 
-    db["people"].insert_all(data_generator())
+    db.table("people").insert_all(data_generator())
 
-    rows = list(db["people"].rows_where(order_by="id"))
+    rows = list(db.table("people").rows_where(order_by="id"))
     assert rows[0] == {"id": 1, "name": "Alice", "age": 30, "city": "NYC"}
     assert rows[1] == {"id": 2, "name": "Bob", "age": None, "city": None}
     assert rows[2] == {"id": 3, "name": "Charlie", "age": 35, "city": None}
@@ -271,18 +271,18 @@ def test_list_mode_single_record_upsert_last_pk():
     db = Database(memory=True)
 
     # Create table first
-    db["data"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Alice", "value": 100}, pk="id")
+    db.table("data").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Alice", "value": 100}, pk="id")
 
     # Now upsert a single record using list mode
     def upsert_data():
         yield ["id", "name", "value"]
         yield [1, "Alice", 150]  # Update existing
 
-    table = db["data"]
+    table = db.table("data")
     table.upsert_all(upsert_data(), pk="id")
 
     # Verify the data was updated
-    rows = list(db["data"].rows)
+    rows = list(db.table("data").rows)
     assert rows == [{"id": 1, "name": "Alice", "value": 150}]
 
     # Verify last_pk is populated correctly

tests/test_lookup.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from sqlite_utils.db import Index
 
 
 def test_lookup_new_table(fresh_db):
-    species = fresh_db["species"]
+    species = fresh_db.table("species")
     palm_id = species.lookup({"name": "Palm"})
     oak_id = species.lookup({"name": "Oak"})
     cherry_id = species.lookup({"name": "Cherry"})
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def test_lookup_new_table(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_lookup_new_table_compound_key(fresh_db):
-    species = fresh_db["species"]
+    species = fresh_db.table("species")
     palm_id = species.lookup({"name": "Palm", "type": "Tree"})
     oak_id = species.lookup({"name": "Oak", "type": "Tree"})
     assert palm_id == species.lookup({"name": "Palm", "type": "Tree"})
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def test_lookup_fails_if_constraint_cannot_be_added(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_lookup_with_extra_values(fresh_db):
-    species = fresh_db["species"]
+    species = fresh_db.table("species")
     id = species.lookup({"name": "Palm", "type": "Tree"}, {"first_seen": "2020-01-01"})
     assert species.get(id) == {
         "id": 1,
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ def test_lookup_with_extra_values(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_lookup_with_extra_insert_parameters(fresh_db):
-    other_table = fresh_db["other_table"]
+    other_table = fresh_db.table("other_table")
     other_table.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Name"}, pk="id")
-    species = fresh_db["species"]
+    species = fresh_db.table("species")
     id = species.lookup(
         {"name": "Palm", "type": "Tree"},
         {
@@ -156,15 +156,15 @@ def test_lookup_with_extra_insert_parameters(fresh_db):
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("strict", (False, True))
 def test_lookup_new_table_strict(fresh_db, strict):
-    fresh_db["species"].lookup({"name": "Palm"}, strict=strict)
-    assert fresh_db["species"].strict == strict or not fresh_db.supports_strict
+    fresh_db.table("species").lookup({"name": "Palm"}, strict=strict)
+    assert fresh_db.table("species").strict == strict or not fresh_db.supports_strict
 
 
 def test_lookup_null_value_idempotent(fresh_db):
     # https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/186
     # Repeated lookups of a null value should return the same row,
     # not insert a duplicate row each time
-    species = fresh_db["species"]
+    species = fresh_db.table("species")
     first_id = species.lookup({"name": None})
     second_id = species.lookup({"name": None})
     assert first_id == second_id
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def test_lookup_null_value_idempotent(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_lookup_compound_key_with_null_idempotent(fresh_db):
-    species = fresh_db["species"]
+    species = fresh_db.table("species")
     palm_id = species.lookup({"name": "Palm", "type": None})
     oak_id = species.lookup({"name": "Oak", "type": "Tree"})
     assert palm_id == species.lookup({"name": "Palm", "type": None})

tests/test_m2m.py

@@ -4,45 +4,45 @@ from sqlite_utils.db import ForeignKey, NoObviousTable
 
 
 def test_insert_m2m_single(fresh_db):
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     dogs.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id").m2m(
         "humans", {"id": 1, "name": "Natalie D"}, pk="id"
     )
     assert {"dogs_humans", "humans", "dogs"} == set(fresh_db.table_names())
-    humans = fresh_db["humans"]
-    dogs_humans = fresh_db["dogs_humans"]
+    humans = fresh_db.table("humans")
+    dogs_humans = fresh_db.table("dogs_humans")
     assert [{"id": 1, "name": "Natalie D"}] == list(humans.rows)
     assert [{"humans_id": 1, "dogs_id": 1}] == list(dogs_humans.rows)
 
 
 def test_insert_m2m_alter(fresh_db):
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     dogs.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id").m2m(
         "humans", {"id": 1, "name": "Natalie D"}, pk="id"
     )
     dogs.update(1).m2m(
         "humans", {"id": 2, "name": "Simon W", "nerd": True}, pk="id", alter=True
     )
-    assert list(fresh_db["humans"].rows) == [
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("humans").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "name": "Natalie D", "nerd": None},
         {"id": 2, "name": "Simon W", "nerd": 1},
     ]
-    assert list(fresh_db["dogs_humans"].rows) == [
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("dogs_humans").rows) == [
         {"humans_id": 1, "dogs_id": 1},
         {"humans_id": 2, "dogs_id": 1},
     ]
 
 
 def test_insert_m2m_list(fresh_db):
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     dogs.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id").m2m(
         "humans",
         [{"id": 1, "name": "Natalie D"}, {"id": 2, "name": "Simon W"}],
         pk="id",
     )
     assert {"dogs", "humans", "dogs_humans"} == set(fresh_db.table_names())
-    humans = fresh_db["humans"]
-    dogs_humans = fresh_db["dogs_humans"]
+    humans = fresh_db.table("humans")
+    dogs_humans = fresh_db.table("dogs_humans")
     assert [{"humans_id": 1, "dogs_id": 1}, {"humans_id": 2, "dogs_id": 1}] == list(
         dogs_humans.rows
     )
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def test_insert_m2m_iterable(fresh_db):
     def iterable():
         yield from iterable_records
 
-    platypuses = fresh_db["platypuses"]
+    platypuses = fresh_db.table("platypuses")
     platypuses.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Perry"}, pk="id").m2m(
         "humans",
         iterable(),
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ def test_insert_m2m_iterable(fresh_db):
     )
 
     assert {"platypuses", "humans", "humans_platypuses"} == set(fresh_db.table_names())
-    humans = fresh_db["humans"]
-    humans_platypuses = fresh_db["humans_platypuses"]
+    humans = fresh_db.table("humans")
+    humans_platypuses = fresh_db.table("humans_platypuses")
     assert [
         {"humans_id": 1, "platypuses_id": 1},
         {"humans_id": 2, "platypuses_id": 1},
@@ -111,14 +111,14 @@ def test_m2m_with_table_objects(fresh_db):
     assert expected_tables == set(fresh_db.table_names())
     assert dogs.count == 1
     assert humans.count == 2
-    assert fresh_db["dogs_humans"].count == 2
+    assert fresh_db.table("dogs_humans").count == 2
 
 
 def test_m2m_lookup(fresh_db):
     people = fresh_db.table("people", pk="id")
     people.insert({"name": "Wahyu"}).m2m("tags", lookup={"tag": "Coworker"})
-    people_tags = fresh_db["people_tags"]
-    tags = fresh_db["tags"]
+    people_tags = fresh_db.table("people_tags")
+    tags = fresh_db.table("tags")
     assert people_tags.exists()
     assert tags.exists()
     assert [
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ def test_m2m_explicit_table_name_argument(fresh_db):
     people.insert({"name": "Wahyu"}).m2m(
         "tags", lookup={"tag": "Coworker"}, m2m_table="tagged"
     )
-    assert fresh_db["tags"].exists
-    assert fresh_db["tagged"].exists
-    assert not fresh_db["people_tags"].exists()
+    assert fresh_db.table("tags").exists
+    assert fresh_db.table("tagged").exists
+    assert not fresh_db.table("people_tags").exists()
 
 
 def test_m2m_table_candidates(fresh_db):
@@ -181,25 +181,25 @@ def test_uses_existing_m2m_table_if_exists(fresh_db):
     # Code should look for an existing table with fks to both tables
     # and use that if it exists.
     people = fresh_db.create_table("people", {"id": int, "name": str}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["tags"].lookup({"tag": "Coworker"})
+    fresh_db.table("tags").lookup({"tag": "Coworker"})
     fresh_db.create_table(
         "tagged",
         {"people_id": int, "tags_id": int},
         foreign_keys=["people_id", "tags_id"],
     )
     people.insert({"name": "Wahyu"}).m2m("tags", lookup={"tag": "Coworker"})
-    assert fresh_db["tags"].exists()
-    assert fresh_db["tagged"].exists()
-    assert not fresh_db["people_tags"].exists()
-    assert not fresh_db["tags_people"].exists()
-    assert [{"people_id": 1, "tags_id": 1}] == list(fresh_db["tagged"].rows)
+    assert fresh_db.table("tags").exists()
+    assert fresh_db.table("tagged").exists()
+    assert not fresh_db.table("people_tags").exists()
+    assert not fresh_db.table("tags_people").exists()
+    assert [{"people_id": 1, "tags_id": 1}] == list(fresh_db.table("tagged").rows)
 
 
 def test_requires_explicit_m2m_table_if_multiple_options(fresh_db):
     # If the code scans for m2m tables and finds more than one candidate
     # it should require that the m2m_table=x argument is used
     people = fresh_db.create_table("people", {"id": int, "name": str}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["tags"].lookup({"tag": "Coworker"})
+    fresh_db.table("tags").lookup({"tag": "Coworker"})
     fresh_db.create_table(
         "tagged",
         {"people_id": int, "tags_id": int},

tests/test_migrations.py

@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ def migrations():
 
     @migrations()
     def m001(db):
-        db["dogs"].insert({"name": "Cleo"})
+        db.table("dogs").insert({"name": "Cleo"})
 
     @migrations()
     def m002(db):
-        db["cats"].create({"name": str})
+        db.table("cats").create({"name": str})
         db.execute("insert into dogs (name) values ('Pancakes')")
 
     return migrations
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ def migrations_not_ordered_alphabetically():
 
     @migrations()
     def m002(db):
-        db["dogs"].insert({"name": "Cleo"})
+        db.table("dogs").insert({"name": "Cleo"})
 
     @migrations()
     def m001(db):
-        db["cats"].create({"name": str})
+        db.table("cats").create({"name": str})
         db.execute("insert into dogs (name) values ('Pancakes')")
 
     return migrations
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def migrations2():
 
     @migrations()
     def m001(db):
-        db["dogs2"].insert({"name": "Cleo"})
+        db.table("dogs2").insert({"name": "Cleo"})
 
     return migrations
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def test_applied_at_is_a_string(migrations):
 def test_failing_migration_rolls_back(migrations):
     @migrations()
     def m003(db):
-        db["birds"].create({"name": str})
+        db.table("birds").create({"name": str})
         db.execute("insert into dogs (name) values ('Dozer')")
         raise ValueError("boom")
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def test_failing_migration_rolls_back(migrations):
         migrations.apply(db)
     # m001 and m002 committed before the failure and stay applied
     assert set(db.table_names()) == {"_sqlite_migrations", "dogs", "cats"}
-    assert [r["name"] for r in db["dogs"].rows] == ["Cleo", "Pancakes"]
+    assert [r["name"] for r in db.table("dogs").rows] == ["Cleo", "Pancakes"]
     assert [m.name for m in migrations.applied(db)] == ["m001", "m002"]
     # Everything m003 did was rolled back and it is still pending
     assert [m.name for m in migrations.pending(db)] == ["m003"]
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ def test_rerun_after_failure_applies_each_migration_once():
 
     @migrations()
     def m001(db):
-        db["dogs"].insert({"name": "Cleo"})
+        db.table("dogs").insert({"name": "Cleo"})
 
     @migrations()
     def m002(db):
-        db["dogs"].insert({"name": "Pancakes"})
+        db.table("dogs").insert({"name": "Pancakes"})
         if state["fail"]:
             raise ValueError("boom")
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def test_rerun_after_failure_applies_each_migration_once():
     state["fail"] = False
     migrations.apply(db)
     # m001 must not have been re-applied, m002 applied exactly once
-    assert [r["name"] for r in db["dogs"].rows] == ["Cleo", "Pancakes"]
+    assert [r["name"] for r in db.table("dogs").rows] == ["Cleo", "Pancakes"]
     assert [m.name for m in migrations.applied(db)] == ["m001", "m002"]
 
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def test_non_transactional_migration_allows_vacuum(tmpdir):
 
     @migrations()
     def m001(db):
-        db["dogs"].insert({"name": "Cleo"})
+        db.table("dogs").insert({"name": "Cleo"})
 
     @migrations(transactional=False)
     def m002(db):
@@ -185,11 +185,13 @@ def test_apply_composes_inside_outer_transaction(migrations):
 )
 def test_upgrades_sqlite_migrations(migrations, create_table, pk):
     db = sqlite_utils.Database(memory=True)
-    db["_sqlite_migrations"].create(create_table, pk=pk)
+    db.table("_sqlite_migrations").create(create_table, pk=pk)
     assert db.table_names() == ["_sqlite_migrations"]
-    assert db["_sqlite_migrations"].pks == ([pk] if isinstance(pk, str) else list(pk))
+    assert db.table("_sqlite_migrations").pks == (
+        [pk] if isinstance(pk, str) else list(pk)
+    )
     migrations.apply(db)
-    assert db["_sqlite_migrations"].pks == ["id"]
+    assert db.table("_sqlite_migrations").pks == ["id"]
 
 
 def test_pending_and_applied_are_read_only(migrations):
@@ -227,7 +229,7 @@ def test_stop_before_applied_migration_errors(migrations):
     assert "m001" in str(ex.value)
     assert "already been applied" in str(ex.value)
     # Nothing else was applied
-    assert not db["cats"].exists()
+    assert not db.table("cats").exists()
 
 
 def test_stop_before_applied_migration_errors_before_any_apply(migrations):
@@ -238,9 +240,9 @@ def test_stop_before_applied_migration_errors_before_any_apply(migrations):
 
     @only_second()
     def m002(db):
-        db["cats"].create({"name": str})
+        db.table("cats").create({"name": str})
 
     only_second.apply(db)  # m002 applied, m001 still pending
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
         migrations.apply(db, stop_before="m002")
-    assert not db["dogs"].exists()
+    assert not db.table("dogs").exists()

tests/test_mutator_transactions.py

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def test_mutator_commits_by_default(tmp_path, mutate, expected_rows):
     db = seed_database(path)
 
     assert not db.conn.in_transaction
-    mutate(db["items"])
+    mutate(db.table("items"))
     assert current_rows(db) == expected_rows
     assert not db.conn.in_transaction
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def test_mutator_commits_with_outer_atomic(tmp_path, mutate, expected_rows):
 
     with db.atomic():
         assert db.conn.in_transaction
-        mutate(db["items"])
+        mutate(db.table("items"))
         assert current_rows(db) == expected_rows
         assert db.conn.in_transaction
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def test_mutator_rolls_back_outer_atomic(tmp_path, mutate, expected_rows):
     db = seed_database(path)
 
     with pytest.raises(RollbackTest), db.atomic():
-        mutate(db["items"])
+        mutate(db.table("items"))
         assert current_rows(db) == expected_rows
         assert db.conn.in_transaction
         raise RollbackTest

tests/test_query.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from sqlite_utils.utils import sqlite3
 
 
 def test_query(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["dogs"].insert_all([{"name": "Cleo"}, {"name": "Pancakes"}])
+    fresh_db.table("dogs").insert_all([{"name": "Cleo"}, {"name": "Pancakes"}])
     results = fresh_db.query("select * from dogs order by name desc")
     assert isinstance(results, types.GeneratorType)
     assert list(results) == [{"name": "Pancakes"}, {"name": "Cleo"}]
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ def test_query_executes_eagerly(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_query_rejects_statements_that_return_no_rows(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["dogs"].insert({"name": "Cleo"})
+    fresh_db.table("dogs").insert({"name": "Cleo"})
     with pytest.raises(ValueError) as ex:
         fresh_db.query("update dogs set name = 'Cleopaws'")
     assert "execute()" in str(ex.value)
     # The rejected update was rolled back, and no transaction is left open
     assert not fresh_db.conn.in_transaction
-    assert [row["name"] for row in fresh_db["dogs"].rows] == ["Cleo"]
+    assert [row["name"] for row in fresh_db.table("dogs").rows] == ["Cleo"]
 
 
 def test_query_rejected_ddl_is_rolled_back(fresh_db):
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def test_query_rejected_ddl_is_rolled_back(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_query_rejected_write_inside_transaction_is_rolled_back(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["dogs"].insert({"name": "Cleo"})
+    fresh_db.table("dogs").insert({"name": "Cleo"})
     fresh_db.begin()
     fresh_db.execute("insert into dogs (name) values ('Pancakes')")
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def test_query_rejected_write_inside_transaction_is_rolled_back(fresh_db):
     # The transaction is still open and the earlier insert is intact
     assert fresh_db.conn.in_transaction
     fresh_db.commit()
-    assert [row["name"] for row in fresh_db["dogs"].rows] == ["Cleo", "Pancakes"]
+    assert [row["name"] for row in fresh_db.table("dogs").rows] == ["Cleo", "Pancakes"]
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def test_query_comment_prefixed_commit_does_not_commit_transaction(fresh_db):
     # A COMMIT hidden behind a leading comment must not slip past the
     # keyword check - previously it committed the caller's open
     # transaction before the ValueError was raised
-    fresh_db["dogs"].insert({"name": "Cleo"})
+    fresh_db.table("dogs").insert({"name": "Cleo"})
     fresh_db.begin()
     fresh_db.execute("insert into dogs (name) values ('Pancakes')")
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def test_query_comment_prefixed_commit_does_not_commit_transaction(fresh_db):
     # The explicit transaction is still open and can still be rolled back
     assert fresh_db.conn.in_transaction
     fresh_db.rollback()
-    assert [row["name"] for row in fresh_db["dogs"].rows] == ["Cleo"]
+    assert [row["name"] for row in fresh_db.table("dogs").rows] == ["Cleo"]
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("sql", ["; COMMIT", "\ufeffCOMMIT"])
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def test_query_prefixed_commit_does_not_commit_transaction(fresh_db, sql):
     # real token, so the keyword scanner must skip them too - previously
     # '; COMMIT' slipped past the check and committed the caller's open
     # transaction before raising OperationalError
-    fresh_db["dogs"].insert({"name": "Cleo"})
+    fresh_db.table("dogs").insert({"name": "Cleo"})
     fresh_db.begin()
     fresh_db.execute("insert into dogs (name) values ('Pancakes')")
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def test_query_prefixed_commit_does_not_commit_transaction(fresh_db, sql):
     # The explicit transaction is still open and can still be rolled back
     assert fresh_db.conn.in_transaction
     fresh_db.rollback()
-    assert [row["name"] for row in fresh_db["dogs"].rows] == ["Cleo"]
+    assert [row["name"] for row in fresh_db.table("dogs").rows] == ["Cleo"]
 
 
 def test_query_error_leaves_no_transaction_open(fresh_db):
@@ -190,12 +190,12 @@ def test_first_keyword(sql, expected):
     reason="RETURNING requires SQLite 3.35.0 or higher",
 )
 def test_query_insert_returning(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["dogs"].insert({"name": "Cleo"})
+    fresh_db.table("dogs").insert({"name": "Cleo"})
     rows = list(
         fresh_db.query("insert into dogs (name) values ('Pancakes') returning name")
     )
     assert rows == [{"name": "Pancakes"}]
-    assert fresh_db["dogs"].count == 2
+    assert fresh_db.table("dogs").count == 2
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ def test_query_insert_returning_commits_without_iteration(tmpdir):
 
     path = str(tmpdir / "test.db")
     db = Database(path)
-    db["dogs"].insert({"name": "Cleo"})
+    db.table("dogs").insert({"name": "Cleo"})
     # Never iterate over the results
     db.query("insert into dogs (name) values ('Pancakes') returning name")
     assert not db.conn.in_transaction
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ def test_query_insert_returning_partial_iteration_still_commits(tmpdir):
 
     path = str(tmpdir / "test.db")
     db = Database(path)
-    db["dogs"].insert({"name": "Cleo"})
+    db.table("dogs").insert({"name": "Cleo"})
     row = next(
         db.query(
             "insert into dogs (name) values ('Pancakes'), ('Marnie') returning name"
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ def test_query_insert_returning_partial_iteration_still_commits(tmpdir):
     reason="RETURNING requires SQLite 3.35.0 or higher",
 )
 def test_query_insert_returning_respects_explicit_transaction(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["dogs"].insert({"name": "Cleo"})
+    fresh_db.table("dogs").insert({"name": "Cleo"})
     fresh_db.begin()
     rows = list(
         fresh_db.query("insert into dogs (name) values ('Pancakes') returning name")
@@ -255,13 +255,13 @@ def test_query_insert_returning_respects_explicit_transaction(fresh_db):
     # Still inside the explicit transaction - not committed
     assert fresh_db.conn.in_transaction
     fresh_db.rollback()
-    assert [row["name"] for row in fresh_db["dogs"].rows] == ["Cleo"]
+    assert [row["name"] for row in fresh_db.table("dogs").rows] == ["Cleo"]
 
 
 def test_query_duplicate_column_names_are_deduped(fresh_db):
     # https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/624
-    fresh_db["one"].insert({"id": 1, "value": "left"})
-    fresh_db["two"].insert({"id": 2, "value": "right"})
+    fresh_db.table("one").insert({"id": 1, "value": "left"})
+    fresh_db.table("two").insert({"id": 2, "value": "right"})
     rows = list(
         fresh_db.query("select one.id, two.id, one.value, two.value from one, two")
     )
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ def test_query_deduped_column_avoids_existing_names(fresh_db):
 def test_execute_returning_dicts(fresh_db):
     # Like db.query() but returns a list, included for backwards compatibility
     # see https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/290
-    fresh_db["test"].insert({"id": 1, "bar": 2}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("test").insert({"id": 1, "bar": 2}, pk="id")
     assert fresh_db.execute_returning_dicts("select * from test") == [
         {"id": 1, "bar": 2}
     ]

tests/test_recipes.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from sqlite_utils.utils import sqlite3
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def dates_db(fresh_db):
-    fresh_db["example"].insert_all(
+    fresh_db.table("example").insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 1, "dt": "5th October 2019 12:04"},
             {"id": 2, "dt": "6th October 2019 00:05:06"},
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ def dates_db(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_parsedate(dates_db):
-    dates_db["example"].convert("dt", recipes.parsedate)
-    assert list(dates_db["example"].rows) == [
+    dates_db.table("example").convert("dt", recipes.parsedate)
+    assert list(dates_db.table("example").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "dt": "2019-10-05"},
         {"id": 2, "dt": "2019-10-06"},
         {"id": 3, "dt": ""},
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ def test_parsedate(dates_db):
 
 
 def test_parsedatetime(dates_db):
-    dates_db["example"].convert("dt", recipes.parsedatetime)
-    assert list(dates_db["example"].rows) == [
+    dates_db.table("example").convert("dt", recipes.parsedatetime)
+    assert list(dates_db.table("example").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "dt": "2019-10-05T12:04:00"},
         {"id": 2, "dt": "2019-10-06T00:05:06"},
         {"id": 3, "dt": ""},
@@ -50,16 +50,16 @@ def test_parsedatetime(dates_db):
     ),
 )
 def test_dayfirst_yearfirst(fresh_db, recipe, kwargs, expected):
-    fresh_db["example"].insert_all(
+    fresh_db.table("example").insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 1, "dt": "03/04/05"},
         ],
         pk="id",
     )
-    fresh_db["example"].convert(
+    fresh_db.table("example").convert(
         "dt", lambda value: getattr(recipes, recipe)(value, **kwargs)
     )
-    assert list(fresh_db["example"].rows) == [
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("example").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "dt": expected},
     ]
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def test_dayfirst_yearfirst(fresh_db, recipe, kwargs, expected):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("fn", ("parsedate", "parsedatetime"))
 def test_dateparse_errors_raises(fresh_db, fn):
     """Test that invalid dates raise errors when errors=None"""
-    fresh_db["example"].insert_all(
+    fresh_db.table("example").insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 1, "dt": "invalid"},
         ],
@@ -76,30 +76,32 @@ def test_dateparse_errors_raises(fresh_db, fn):
     )
     # Exception in SQLite callback surfaces as OperationalError
     with pytest.raises(sqlite3.OperationalError):
-        fresh_db["example"].convert("dt", lambda value: getattr(recipes, fn)(value))
+        fresh_db.table("example").convert(
+            "dt", lambda value: getattr(recipes, fn)(value)
+        )
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("fn", ("parsedate", "parsedatetime"))
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("errors", (recipes.SET_NULL, recipes.IGNORE))
 def test_dateparse_errors_handled(fresh_db, fn, errors):
     """Test error handling modes for invalid dates"""
-    fresh_db["example"].insert_all(
+    fresh_db.table("example").insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 1, "dt": "invalid"},
         ],
         pk="id",
     )
-    fresh_db["example"].convert(
+    fresh_db.table("example").convert(
         "dt", lambda value: getattr(recipes, fn)(value, errors=errors)
     )
-    rows = list(fresh_db["example"].rows)
+    rows = list(fresh_db.table("example").rows)
     expected = [{"id": 1, "dt": None if errors is recipes.SET_NULL else "invalid"}]
     assert rows == expected
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("delimiter", [None, ";", "-"])
 def test_jsonsplit(fresh_db, delimiter):
-    fresh_db["example"].insert_all(
+    fresh_db.table("example").insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 1, "tags": (delimiter or ",").join(["foo", "bar"])},
             {"id": 2, "tags": (delimiter or ",").join(["bar", "baz"])},
@@ -114,8 +116,8 @@ def test_jsonsplit(fresh_db, delimiter):
     else:
         fn = recipes.jsonsplit
 
-    fresh_db["example"].convert("tags", fn)
-    assert list(fresh_db["example"].rows) == [
+    fresh_db.table("example").convert("tags", fn)
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("example").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "tags": '["foo", "bar"]'},
         {"id": 2, "tags": '["bar", "baz"]'},
     ]
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ def test_jsonsplit(fresh_db, delimiter):
     ),
 )
 def test_jsonsplit_type(fresh_db, type, expected):
-    fresh_db["example"].insert_all(
+    fresh_db.table("example").insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 1, "records": "1,2,3"},
         ],
@@ -144,5 +146,5 @@ def test_jsonsplit_type(fresh_db, type, expected):
     else:
         fn = recipes.jsonsplit
 
-    fresh_db["example"].convert("records", fn)
-    assert json.loads(fresh_db["example"].get(1)["records"]) == expected
+    fresh_db.table("example").convert("records", fn)
+    assert json.loads(fresh_db.table("example").get(1)["records"]) == expected

tests/test_recreate.py

@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ def test_recreate(tmp_path, use_path, create_file_first):
         filepath = pathlib.Path(filepath)
     if create_file_first:
         db = Database(filepath)
-        db["t1"].insert({"foo": "bar"})
+        db.table("t1").insert({"foo": "bar"})
         assert ["t1"] == db.table_names()
         db.close()
-    Database(filepath, recreate=True)["t2"].insert({"foo": "bar"})
+    Database(filepath, recreate=True).table("t2").insert({"foo": "bar"})
     assert ["t2"] == Database(filepath).table_names()

tests/test_rows.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import pytest
 
 def test_rows(existing_db):
     assert [{"text": "one"}, {"text": "two"}, {"text": "three"}] == list(
-        existing_db["foo"].rows
+        existing_db.table("foo").rows
     )
 
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def test_rows(existing_db):
     ],
 )
 def test_rows_where(where, where_args, expected_ids, fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     table.insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": 4, "is_good": True},
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def test_rows_where(where, where_args, expected_ids, fresh_db):
     ],
 )
 def test_rows_where_order_by(where, order_by, expected_ids, fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     table.insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": 4},
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def test_rows_where_order_by(where, order_by, expected_ids, fresh_db):
     ],
 )
 def test_rows_where_offset_limit(fresh_db, offset, limit, expected):
-    table = fresh_db["rows"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("rows")
     table.insert_all([{"id": id} for id in range(1, 101)], pk="id")
     assert table.count == 100
     assert expected == [
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@ def test_rows_where_offset_limit(fresh_db, offset, limit, expected):
 
 
 def test_pks_and_rows_where_offset_without_limit(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["rows"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("rows")
     table.insert_all([{"id": id} for id in range(1, 6)], pk="id")
     assert [pk for pk, _ in table.pks_and_rows_where(offset=3, order_by="id")] == [4, 5]
 
 
 def test_pks_and_rows_where_rowid(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["rowid_table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("rowid_table")
     table.insert_all({"number": i + 10} for i in range(3))
     pks_and_rows = list(table.pks_and_rows_where())
     assert pks_and_rows == [
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def test_pks_and_rows_where_rowid(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_pks_and_rows_where_simple_pk(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["simple_pk_table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("simple_pk_table")
     table.insert_all(({"id": i + 10} for i in range(3)), pk="id")
     pks_and_rows = list(table.pks_and_rows_where())
     assert pks_and_rows == [
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def test_pks_and_rows_where_simple_pk(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_pks_and_rows_where_compound_pk(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["compound_pk_table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("compound_pk_table")
     table.insert_all(
         ({"type": "number", "number": i, "plusone": i + 1} for i in range(3)),
         pk=("type", "number"),
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ def test_pks_and_rows_where_compound_pk(fresh_db):
 
 def test_rows_where_duplicate_select_columns_are_deduped(fresh_db):
     # https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/624
-    fresh_db["t"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"})
-    rows = list(fresh_db["t"].rows_where(select="id, id, name"))
+    fresh_db.table("t").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"})
+    rows = list(fresh_db.table("t").rows_where(select="id, id, name"))
     assert rows == [{"id": 1, "id_2": 1, "name": "Cleo"}]
 
 
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ def test_pks_and_rows_where_view(fresh_db):
     # an AttributeError from View lacking Table-only properties
     from sqlite_utils.utils import sqlite3
 
-    fresh_db["dogs"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("dogs").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
     fresh_db.create_view("dog_names", "select name from dogs")
     try:
-        result = list(fresh_db["dog_names"].pks_and_rows_where())
+        result = list(fresh_db.view("dog_names").pks_and_rows_where())
     except sqlite3.OperationalError:
         pass  # SQLite 3.36+: no such column: rowid
     else:
@@ -144,6 +144,6 @@ def test_pks_and_rows_where_view(fresh_db):
 def test_pks_and_rows_where_compound_pk_declaration_order(fresh_db):
     # Compound pks are returned in PRIMARY KEY declaration order
     fresh_db.execute("create table t (b text, a text, primary key (a, b))")
-    fresh_db["t"].insert({"a": "A", "b": "B"})
-    pks_and_rows = list(fresh_db["t"].pks_and_rows_where())
+    fresh_db.table("t").insert({"a": "A", "b": "B"})
+    pks_and_rows = list(fresh_db.table("t").pks_and_rows_where())
     assert pks_and_rows == [(("A", "B"), {"b": "B", "a": "A"})]

tests/test_sniff.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def test_sniff(tmpdir, filepath):
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.stdout
     db = Database(db_path)
-    assert list(db["creatures"].rows) == [
+    assert list(db.table("creatures").rows) == [
         {"id": "1", "species": "dog", "name": "Cleo", "age": "5"},
         {"id": "2", "species": "dog", "name": "Pancakes", "age": "4"},
         {"id": "3", "species": "cat", "name": "Mozie", "age": "8"},

tests/test_transform.py

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def test_transform_sql_table_with_primary_key(
     def tracer(sql, params):
         return captured.append((sql, params))
 
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     if use_pragma_foreign_keys:
         fresh_db.conn.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys=ON")
     dogs.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": "5"}, pk="id")
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ def test_transform_sql_table_with_no_primary_key(
     def tracer(sql, params):
         return captured.append((sql, params))
 
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     if use_pragma_foreign_keys:
         fresh_db.conn.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys=ON")
     dogs.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": "5"})
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def test_transform_sql_table_with_no_primary_key(
 
 
 def test_transform_sql_with_no_primary_key_to_primary_key_of_id(fresh_db):
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     dogs.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": "5"})
     assert (
         dogs.schema
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ def test_transform_sql_with_no_primary_key_to_primary_key_of_id(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_transform_rename_pk(fresh_db):
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     dogs.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": "5"}, pk="id")
     dogs.transform(rename={"id": "pk"})
     assert (
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ def test_transform_preserves_keyword_literal_defaults(fresh_db):
         " note TEXT DEFAULT NULL"
         ")"
     )
-    table = fresh_db["t"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("t")
     table.insert({"id": 1})
     before = fresh_db.execute("SELECT is_active, flag, note FROM t").fetchone()
     assert before == (1, 0, None)
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ def test_transform_preserves_keyword_literal_defaults(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_transform_not_null(fresh_db):
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     dogs.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": "5"}, pk="id")
     dogs.transform(not_null={"name"})
     assert (
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ def test_transform_not_null(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_transform_remove_a_not_null(fresh_db):
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     dogs.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": "5"}, not_null={"age"}, pk="id")
     dogs.transform(not_null={"name": True, "age": False})
     assert (
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ def test_transform_remove_a_not_null(fresh_db):
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("not_null", [{"age"}, {"age": True}])
 def test_transform_add_not_null_with_rename(fresh_db, not_null):
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     dogs.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": "5"}, pk="id")
     dogs.transform(not_null=not_null, rename={"age": "dog_age"})
     assert (
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ def test_transform_add_not_null_with_rename(fresh_db, not_null):
 
 
 def test_transform_defaults(fresh_db):
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     dogs.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": 5}, pk="id")
     dogs.transform(defaults={"age": 1})
     assert (
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ def test_transform_defaults(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_transform_defaults_and_rename_column(fresh_db):
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     dogs.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": 5}, pk="id")
     dogs.transform(rename={"age": "dog_age"}, defaults={"age": 1})
     assert (
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ def test_transform_defaults_and_rename_column(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_remove_defaults(fresh_db):
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     dogs.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": 5}, defaults={"age": 1}, pk="id")
     dogs.transform(defaults={"age": None})
     assert (
@@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ def test_remove_defaults(fresh_db):
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def authors_db(fresh_db):
-    books = fresh_db["books"]
-    authors = fresh_db["authors"]
+    books = fresh_db.table("books")
+    authors = fresh_db.table("authors")
     authors.insert({"id": 5, "name": "Jane McGonical"}, pk="id")
     books.insert(
         {"id": 2, "title": "Reality is Broken", "author_id": 5},
@@ -362,13 +362,13 @@ def authors_db(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_transform_foreign_keys_persist(authors_db):
-    assert authors_db["books"].foreign_keys == [
+    assert authors_db.table("books").foreign_keys == [
         ForeignKey(
             table="books", column="author_id", other_table="authors", other_column="id"
         )
     ]
-    authors_db["books"].transform(rename={"title": "book_title"})
-    assert authors_db["books"].foreign_keys == [
+    authors_db.table("books").transform(rename={"title": "book_title"})
+    assert authors_db.table("books").foreign_keys == [
         ForeignKey(
             table="books", column="author_id", other_table="authors", other_column="id"
         )
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@ def test_transform_foreign_keys_survive_renamed_column(
 ):
     if use_pragma_foreign_keys:
         authors_db.conn.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys=ON")
-    authors_db["books"].transform(rename={"author_id": "author_id_2"})
-    assert authors_db["books"].foreign_keys == [
+    authors_db.table("books").transform(rename={"author_id": "author_id_2"})
+    assert authors_db.table("books").foreign_keys == [
         ForeignKey(
             table="books",
             column="author_id_2",
@@ -393,9 +393,9 @@ def test_transform_foreign_keys_survive_renamed_column(
 
 
 def _add_country_city_continent(db):
-    db["country"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "France"}, pk="id")
-    db["continent"].insert({"id": 2, "name": "Europe"}, pk="id")
-    db["city"].insert({"id": 24, "name": "Paris"}, pk="id")
+    db.table("country").insert({"id": 1, "name": "France"}, pk="id")
+    db.table("continent").insert({"id": 2, "name": "Europe"}, pk="id")
+    db.table("city").insert({"id": 24, "name": "Paris"}, pk="id")
 
 
 _CAVEAU = {
@@ -413,11 +413,11 @@ def test_transform_drop_foreign_keys(fresh_db, use_pragma_foreign_keys):
         fresh_db.conn.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys=ON")
     # Create table with three foreign keys so we can drop two of them
     _add_country_city_continent(fresh_db)
-    fresh_db["places"].insert(
+    fresh_db.table("places").insert(
         _CAVEAU,
         foreign_keys=("country", "continent", "city"),
     )
-    assert fresh_db["places"].foreign_keys == [
+    assert fresh_db.table("places").foreign_keys == [
         ForeignKey(
             table="places", column="city", other_table="city", other_column="id"
         ),
@@ -432,9 +432,9 @@ def test_transform_drop_foreign_keys(fresh_db, use_pragma_foreign_keys):
         ),
     ]
     # Drop two of those foreign keys
-    fresh_db["places"].transform(drop_foreign_keys=("country", "continent"))
+    fresh_db.table("places").transform(drop_foreign_keys=("country", "continent"))
     # Should be only one foreign key now
-    assert fresh_db["places"].foreign_keys == [
+    assert fresh_db.table("places").foreign_keys == [
         ForeignKey(table="places", column="city", other_table="city", other_column="id")
     ]
     if use_pragma_foreign_keys:
@@ -443,17 +443,17 @@ def test_transform_drop_foreign_keys(fresh_db, use_pragma_foreign_keys):
 
 def test_transform_verify_foreign_keys(fresh_db):
     fresh_db.conn.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys=ON")
-    fresh_db["authors"].insert({"id": 3, "name": "Tina"}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["books"].insert(
+    fresh_db.table("authors").insert({"id": 3, "name": "Tina"}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("books").insert(
         {"id": 1, "title": "Book", "author_id": 3}, pk="id", foreign_keys={"author_id"}
     )
     # Renaming the id column on authors should break everything
     with pytest.raises(OperationalError) as e:
-        fresh_db["authors"].transform(rename={"id": "id2"})
+        fresh_db.table("authors").transform(rename={"id": "id2"})
     assert e.value.args[0] == 'foreign key mismatch - "books" referencing "authors"'
     # This should have rolled us back
     assert (
-        fresh_db["authors"].schema
+        fresh_db.table("authors").schema
         == 'CREATE TABLE "authors" (\n   "id" INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,\n   "name" TEXT\n)'
     )
     assert fresh_db.conn.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys").fetchone()[0]
@@ -476,20 +476,22 @@ def test_transform_on_delete_cascade_does_not_delete_records(
             author_id INTEGER REFERENCES authors(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
         );
         """)
-    fresh_db["authors"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Ursula K. Le Guin"})
-    fresh_db["books"].insert({"id": 1, "title": "The Dispossessed", "author_id": 1})
+    fresh_db.table("authors").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Ursula K. Le Guin"})
+    fresh_db.table("books").insert(
+        {"id": 1, "title": "The Dispossessed", "author_id": 1}
+    )
     # Transform the table on the other end of the cascading foreign key
-    fresh_db["authors"].transform(rename={"name": "author_name"})
-    assert list(fresh_db["authors"].rows) == [
+    fresh_db.table("authors").transform(rename={"name": "author_name"})
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("authors").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "author_name": "Ursula K. Le Guin"}
     ]
-    assert list(fresh_db["books"].rows) == [
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("books").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "title": "The Dispossessed", "author_id": 1}
     ]
     # Transforming the table with the cascading foreign key should not
     # delete its records either
-    fresh_db["books"].transform(rename={"title": "book_title"})
-    assert list(fresh_db["books"].rows) == [
+    fresh_db.table("books").transform(rename={"title": "book_title"})
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("books").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "book_title": "The Dispossessed", "author_id": 1}
     ]
     if use_pragma_foreign_keys:
@@ -511,17 +513,19 @@ def test_transform_in_transaction_refuses_destructive_on_delete(fresh_db, on_del
             author_id INTEGER REFERENCES authors(id) ON DELETE {on_delete}
         );
         """)
-    fresh_db["authors"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Ursula K. Le Guin"})
-    fresh_db["books"].insert({"id": 1, "title": "The Dispossessed", "author_id": 1})
-    previous_schema = fresh_db["authors"].schema
+    fresh_db.table("authors").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Ursula K. Le Guin"})
+    fresh_db.table("books").insert(
+        {"id": 1, "title": "The Dispossessed", "author_id": 1}
+    )
+    previous_schema = fresh_db.table("authors").schema
     with fresh_db.atomic(), pytest.raises(TransactionError) as excinfo:
-        fresh_db["authors"].transform(rename={"name": "author_name"})
+        fresh_db.table("authors").transform(rename={"name": "author_name"})
     message = str(excinfo.value)
     assert "books" in message
     assert f"ON DELETE {on_delete.upper()}" in message
     # Nothing should have changed
-    assert fresh_db["authors"].schema == previous_schema
-    assert list(fresh_db["books"].rows) == [
+    assert fresh_db.table("authors").schema == previous_schema
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("books").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "title": "The Dispossessed", "author_id": 1}
     ]
     assert fresh_db.conn.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys").fetchone()[0]
@@ -538,16 +542,16 @@ def test_transform_in_transaction_refuses_self_referential_cascade(fresh_db):
             parent_id INTEGER REFERENCES categories(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
         );
         """)
-    fresh_db["categories"].insert_all(
+    fresh_db.table("categories").insert_all(
         [
             {"id": 1, "name": "Fiction", "parent_id": None},
             {"id": 2, "name": "Science Fiction", "parent_id": 1},
         ]
     )
     with fresh_db.atomic(), pytest.raises(TransactionError) as excinfo:
-        fresh_db["categories"].transform(rename={"name": "title"})
+        fresh_db.table("categories").transform(rename={"name": "title"})
     assert "categories" in str(excinfo.value)
-    assert fresh_db["categories"].count == 2
+    assert fresh_db.table("categories").count == 2
 
 
 def test_transform_in_transaction_allowed_with_no_action_foreign_key(fresh_db):
@@ -562,14 +566,16 @@ def test_transform_in_transaction_allowed_with_no_action_foreign_key(fresh_db):
             author_id INTEGER REFERENCES authors(id)
         );
         """)
-    fresh_db["authors"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Ursula K. Le Guin"})
-    fresh_db["books"].insert({"id": 1, "title": "The Dispossessed", "author_id": 1})
+    fresh_db.table("authors").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Ursula K. Le Guin"})
+    fresh_db.table("books").insert(
+        {"id": 1, "title": "The Dispossessed", "author_id": 1}
+    )
     with fresh_db.atomic():
-        fresh_db["authors"].transform(rename={"name": "author_name"})
-    assert list(fresh_db["authors"].rows) == [
+        fresh_db.table("authors").transform(rename={"name": "author_name"})
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("authors").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "author_name": "Ursula K. Le Guin"}
     ]
-    assert list(fresh_db["books"].rows) == [
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("books").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "title": "The Dispossessed", "author_id": 1}
     ]
     assert fresh_db.conn.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys").fetchone()[0]
@@ -587,11 +593,13 @@ def test_transform_in_transaction_allowed_for_child_table(fresh_db):
             author_id INTEGER REFERENCES authors(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
         );
         """)
-    fresh_db["authors"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Ursula K. Le Guin"})
-    fresh_db["books"].insert({"id": 1, "title": "The Dispossessed", "author_id": 1})
+    fresh_db.table("authors").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Ursula K. Le Guin"})
+    fresh_db.table("books").insert(
+        {"id": 1, "title": "The Dispossessed", "author_id": 1}
+    )
     with fresh_db.atomic():
-        fresh_db["books"].transform(rename={"title": "book_title"})
-    assert list(fresh_db["books"].rows) == [
+        fresh_db.table("books").transform(rename={"title": "book_title"})
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("books").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "book_title": "The Dispossessed", "author_id": 1}
     ]
 
@@ -607,24 +615,28 @@ def test_transform_in_transaction_allowed_with_foreign_keys_off(fresh_db):
             author_id INTEGER REFERENCES authors(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
         );
         """)
-    fresh_db["authors"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Ursula K. Le Guin"})
-    fresh_db["books"].insert({"id": 1, "title": "The Dispossessed", "author_id": 1})
+    fresh_db.table("authors").insert({"id": 1, "name": "Ursula K. Le Guin"})
+    fresh_db.table("books").insert(
+        {"id": 1, "title": "The Dispossessed", "author_id": 1}
+    )
     with fresh_db.atomic():
-        fresh_db["authors"].transform(rename={"name": "author_name"})
-    assert list(fresh_db["books"].rows) == [
+        fresh_db.table("authors").transform(rename={"name": "author_name"})
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("books").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "title": "The Dispossessed", "author_id": 1}
     ]
 
 
 def test_transform_add_foreign_keys_from_scratch(fresh_db):
     _add_country_city_continent(fresh_db)
-    fresh_db["places"].insert(_CAVEAU)
+    fresh_db.table("places").insert(_CAVEAU)
     # Should have no foreign keys
-    assert fresh_db["places"].foreign_keys == []
+    assert fresh_db.table("places").foreign_keys == []
     # Now add them using .transform()
-    fresh_db["places"].transform(add_foreign_keys=("country", "continent", "city"))
+    fresh_db.table("places").transform(
+        add_foreign_keys=("country", "continent", "city")
+    )
     # Should now have all three:
-    assert fresh_db["places"].foreign_keys == [
+    assert fresh_db.table("places").foreign_keys == [
         ForeignKey(
             table="places", column="city", other_table="city", other_column="id"
         ),
@@ -638,7 +650,7 @@ def test_transform_add_foreign_keys_from_scratch(fresh_db):
             table="places", column="country", other_table="country", other_column="id"
         ),
     ]
-    assert fresh_db["places"].schema == (
+    assert fresh_db.table("places").schema == (
         'CREATE TABLE "places" (\n'
         '   "id" INTEGER,\n'
         '   "name" TEXT,\n'
@@ -662,18 +674,18 @@ def test_transform_add_foreign_keys_from_scratch(fresh_db):
 )
 def test_transform_add_foreign_keys_from_partial(fresh_db, add_foreign_keys):
     _add_country_city_continent(fresh_db)
-    fresh_db["places"].insert(
+    fresh_db.table("places").insert(
         _CAVEAU,
         foreign_keys=("city",),
     )
     # Should have one foreign keys
-    assert fresh_db["places"].foreign_keys == [
+    assert fresh_db.table("places").foreign_keys == [
         ForeignKey(table="places", column="city", other_table="city", other_column="id")
     ]
     # Now add three more using .transform()
-    fresh_db["places"].transform(add_foreign_keys=add_foreign_keys)
+    fresh_db.table("places").transform(add_foreign_keys=add_foreign_keys)
     # Should now have all three:
-    assert fresh_db["places"].foreign_keys == [
+    assert fresh_db.table("places").foreign_keys == [
         ForeignKey(
             table="places", column="city", other_table="city", other_column="id"
         ),
@@ -702,14 +714,14 @@ def test_transform_add_foreign_keys_from_partial(fresh_db, add_foreign_keys):
 )
 def test_transform_replace_foreign_keys(fresh_db, foreign_keys):
     _add_country_city_continent(fresh_db)
-    fresh_db["places"].insert(
+    fresh_db.table("places").insert(
         _CAVEAU,
         foreign_keys=("city",),
     )
-    assert len(fresh_db["places"].foreign_keys) == 1
+    assert len(fresh_db.table("places").foreign_keys) == 1
     # Replace with two different ones
-    fresh_db["places"].transform(foreign_keys=foreign_keys)
-    assert fresh_db["places"].schema == (
+    fresh_db.table("places").transform(foreign_keys=foreign_keys)
+    assert fresh_db.table("places").schema == (
         'CREATE TABLE "places" (\n'
         '   "id" INTEGER,\n'
         '   "name" TEXT,\n'
@@ -729,7 +741,7 @@ def test_transform_preserves_rowids(fresh_db, table_type):
         pk = ("id", "name")
     elif table_type == "rowid":
         pk = None
-    fresh_db["places"].insert_all(
+    fresh_db.table("places").insert_all(
         [
             {"id": "1", "name": "Paris", "country": "France"},
             {"id": "2", "name": "London", "country": "UK"},
@@ -738,13 +750,13 @@ def test_transform_preserves_rowids(fresh_db, table_type):
         pk=pk,
     )
     # Now delete and insert a row to mix up the `rowid` sequence
-    fresh_db["places"].delete_where("id = ?", ["2"])
-    fresh_db["places"].insert({"id": "4", "name": "London", "country": "UK"})
+    fresh_db.table("places").delete_where("id = ?", ["2"])
+    fresh_db.table("places").insert({"id": "4", "name": "London", "country": "UK"})
     previous_rows = [
         tuple(row) for row in fresh_db.execute("select rowid, id, name from places")
     ]
     # Transform it
-    fresh_db["places"].transform(column_order=("country", "name"))
+    fresh_db.table("places").transform(column_order=("country", "name"))
     # Should be the same
     next_rows = [
         tuple(row) for row in fresh_db.execute("select rowid, id, name from places")
@@ -774,7 +786,7 @@ def test_transform_strict(fresh_db, initial_strict, transform_strict, expected_s
 def test_transform_to_strict_with_invalid_data(fresh_db):
     if not fresh_db.supports_strict:
         pytest.skip("SQLite version does not support strict tables")
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     dogs.create({"id": int})
     dogs.insert({"id": "not-an-integer"})
 
@@ -801,7 +813,7 @@ def test_transform_strict_updates_default(fresh_db):
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("method_name", ("transform", "transform_sql"))
 def test_transform_to_strict_not_supported(fresh_db, method_name):
-    table = fresh_db["items"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("items")
     table.create({"id": int})
     fresh_db._supports_strict = False
 
@@ -823,7 +835,7 @@ def test_transform_to_strict_not_supported(fresh_db, method_name):
 def test_transform_indexes(fresh_db, indexes, transform_params):
     # https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/633
     # New table should have same indexes as old table after transformation
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     dogs.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": 5, "breed": "Labrador"}, pk="id")
 
     for index in indexes:
@@ -849,13 +861,13 @@ def test_transform_indexes(fresh_db, indexes, transform_params):
     if "keep_table" in transform_params:
         assert all(
             index.origin == "pk"
-            for index in fresh_db[transform_params["keep_table"]].indexes
+            for index in fresh_db.table(transform_params["keep_table"]).indexes
         )
 
 
 def test_transform_retains_indexes_with_foreign_keys(fresh_db):
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
-    owners = fresh_db["owners"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
+    owners = fresh_db.table("owners")
 
     dogs.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "owner_id": 1}, pk="id")
     owners.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Alice"}, pk="id")
@@ -890,7 +902,7 @@ def test_transform_retains_indexes_with_foreign_keys(fresh_db):
 )
 def test_transform_with_indexes_errors(fresh_db, transform_params):
     # Should error with a compound (name, age) index if age is renamed or dropped
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     dogs.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": 5}, pk="id")
 
     dogs.create_index(["name", "age"])
@@ -906,7 +918,7 @@ def test_transform_with_indexes_errors(fresh_db, transform_params):
 
 
 def test_transform_with_unique_constraint_implicit_index(fresh_db):
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     # Create a table with a UNIQUE constraint on 'name', which creates an implicit index
     fresh_db.execute("""
         CREATE TABLE dogs (
@@ -933,7 +945,7 @@ def test_transform_with_unique_constraint_implicit_index(fresh_db):
 
 def test_transform_preserves_view(fresh_db):
     # https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/831
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     dogs.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
     fresh_db.execute("create view dogs_view as select id, name from dogs")
     view_sql_before = fresh_db.execute(
@@ -958,8 +970,8 @@ def test_transform_preserves_view(fresh_db):
 def test_transform_variants_preserve_view(fresh_db, transform_params):
     # Covers retyping, changing primary key and foreign key modifications,
     # with a view whose columns are untouched by the transform
-    fresh_db["other"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    fresh_db.table("other").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     dogs.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "other_id": 1}, pk="id")
     if "drop_foreign_keys" in transform_params:
         dogs.transform(add_foreign_keys=[("other_id", "other", "id")])
@@ -972,13 +984,13 @@ def test_transform_variants_preserve_view(fresh_db, transform_params):
         "select sql from sqlite_master where name = 'dogs_view'"
     ).fetchone()[0]
     assert view_sql_before == view_sql_after
-    assert list(fresh_db["dogs_view"].rows) == [{"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}]
+    assert list(fresh_db.view("dogs_view").rows) == [{"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}]
 
 
 def test_transform_view_referencing_renamed_column(fresh_db):
     # The view survives but querying it raises "no such column" - inherent
     # to SQLite views, whose SQL is stored as text
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     dogs.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
     fresh_db.execute("create view dogs_view as select id, name from dogs")
     dogs.transform(rename={"name": "title"})
@@ -987,7 +999,7 @@ def test_transform_view_referencing_renamed_column(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_transform_view_on_view(fresh_db):
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     dogs.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
     fresh_db.execute("create view v1 as select id, name from dogs")
     fresh_db.execute("create view v2 as select name from v1")
@@ -999,13 +1011,13 @@ def test_transform_view_on_view(fresh_db):
         "select sql from sqlite_master where type = 'view' order by name"
     ).fetchall()
     assert sqls_before == sqls_after
-    assert list(fresh_db["v2"].rows) == [{"name": "Cleo"}]
+    assert list(fresh_db.view("v2").rows) == [{"name": "Cleo"}]
 
 
 def test_transform_keep_table_does_not_repoint_view(fresh_db):
     # Without legacy_alter_table the ALTER TABLE dogs RENAME TO dogs_backup
     # step would rewrite the view to select from "dogs_backup"
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     dogs.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
     fresh_db.execute("create view dogs_view as select id, name from dogs")
     dogs.transform(types={"name": str}, keep_table="dogs_backup")
@@ -1015,7 +1027,7 @@ def test_transform_keep_table_does_not_repoint_view(fresh_db):
     assert "dogs_backup" not in view_sql
     # View reads from the live table, not the frozen backup
     dogs.insert({"id": 2, "name": "Pancakes"})
-    assert list(fresh_db["dogs_view"].rows) == [
+    assert list(fresh_db.view("dogs_view").rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"},
         {"id": 2, "name": "Pancakes"},
     ]
@@ -1024,7 +1036,7 @@ def test_transform_keep_table_does_not_repoint_view(fresh_db):
 def test_transform_sql_standalone_statements_work_with_view(fresh_db):
     # The documented "run these statements yourself" workflow should be
     # standalone-correct, so the pragmas must come from transform_sql()
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     dogs.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
     fresh_db.execute("create view dogs_view as select id, name from dogs")
     sqls = dogs.transform_sql(types={"name": str}, tmp_suffix="suffix")
@@ -1033,12 +1045,12 @@ def test_transform_sql_standalone_statements_work_with_view(fresh_db):
     assert sqls[-1] == "PRAGMA legacy_alter_table=OFF;"
     for sql in sqls:
         fresh_db.execute(sql)
-    assert list(fresh_db["dogs_view"].rows) == [{"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}]
+    assert list(fresh_db.view("dogs_view").rows) == [{"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}]
 
 
 def test_transform_with_view_in_open_transaction(fresh_db):
     fresh_db.conn.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys=ON")
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     dogs.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
     fresh_db.execute("create view dogs_view as select id, name from dogs")
     with fresh_db.conn:
@@ -1054,7 +1066,7 @@ def test_transform_with_view_in_open_transaction(fresh_db):
 def test_transform_restores_legacy_alter_table_setting(fresh_db):
     if sqlite3.sqlite_version_info < (3, 25, 0):
         pytest.skip("legacy_alter_table pragma requires SQLite 3.25 or higher")
-    dogs = fresh_db["dogs"]
+    dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
     dogs.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
     # Default is OFF, reset to OFF afterwards
     dogs.transform(types={"name": str})
@@ -1075,7 +1087,7 @@ def test_transform_preserves_check_constraints(fresh_db):
             CONSTRAINT nonzero_id CHECK(id != 0)
         )
     """)
-    scores = fresh_db["scores"]
+    scores = fresh_db.table("scores")
     scores.insert({"id": 1, "score": 50})
     scores.transform()
     assert scores.checks == [
@@ -1095,7 +1107,7 @@ def test_transform_preserves_check_ending_in_line_comment(fresh_db):
             )
         )
     """)
-    inventory = fresh_db["inventory"]
+    inventory = fresh_db.table("inventory")
     inventory.transform(types={"quantity": float})
     assert inventory.checks == [Check("quantity >= 0 -- Quantity cannot be negative")]
     with pytest.raises(sqlite3.IntegrityError, match="CHECK constraint failed"):
@@ -1113,7 +1125,7 @@ def test_transform_preserves_comments_owned_by_columns(fresh_db):
             age INTEGER -- May be NULL
         )
     """)
-    people = fresh_db["people"]
+    people = fresh_db.table("people")
     people.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": 5})
     people.transform(
         rename={"name": "display_name"},
@@ -1143,8 +1155,8 @@ def test_transform_drops_comments_owned_by_dropped_column(fresh_db):
             obsolete TEXT /* Drop this too */
         )
     """)
-    fresh_db["t"].transform(drop={"obsolete"})
-    schema = fresh_db["t"].schema
+    fresh_db.table("t").transform(drop={"obsolete"})
+    schema = fresh_db.table("t").schema
     assert "Keep this explanation" in schema
     assert "Drop this explanation" not in schema
     assert "Drop this too" not in schema
@@ -1159,7 +1171,7 @@ def test_transform_renames_columns_inside_check_constraints(fresh_db):
             CONSTRAINT within_maximum CHECK(quantity <= maximum)
         )
     """)
-    inventory = fresh_db["inventory"]
+    inventory = fresh_db.table("inventory")
     inventory.insert({"quantity": 2, "maximum": 3})
     inventory.transform(rename={"quantity": "amount"})
     assert inventory.checks == [
@@ -1182,7 +1194,7 @@ def test_transform_check_rewrite_preserves_functions_and_quotes(fresh_db):
             CHECK(length("old name") > 0 AND length != '')
         )
     """)
-    items = fresh_db["items"]
+    items = fresh_db.table("items")
     items.insert({"length": "label", "old name": "hello"})
     items.transform(rename={"length": "description", "old name": "new name"})
     assert items.checks == [Check("length(\"new name\") > 0 AND description != ''")]
@@ -1190,9 +1202,9 @@ def test_transform_check_rewrite_preserves_functions_and_quotes(fresh_db):
 
 def test_transform_check_rewrite_quotes_keyword_column(fresh_db):
     fresh_db.execute("CREATE TABLE t(old_name TEXT CHECK(old_name != ''))")
-    fresh_db["t"].insert({"old_name": "value"})
-    fresh_db["t"].transform(rename={"old_name": "select"})
-    assert fresh_db["t"].checks == [Check("\"select\" != ''", column="select")]
+    fresh_db.table("t").insert({"old_name": "value"})
+    fresh_db.table("t").transform(rename={"old_name": "select"})
+    assert fresh_db.table("t").checks == [Check("\"select\" != ''", column="select")]
 
 
 def test_transform_check_rewrite_does_not_rename_collations_or_cast_types(fresh_db):
@@ -1209,9 +1221,9 @@ def test_transform_check_rewrite_does_not_rename_collations_or_cast_types(fresh_
             )
         )
     """)
-    fresh_db["t"].insert({"nocase": "n", "kind": "k", "other": "o"})
-    fresh_db["t"].transform(rename={"nocase": "label", "kind": "category"})
-    check = fresh_db["t"].checks[0].check
+    fresh_db.table("t").insert({"nocase": "n", "kind": "k", "other": "o"})
+    fresh_db.table("t").transform(rename={"nocase": "label", "kind": "category"})
+    check = fresh_db.table("t").checks[0].check
     assert "COLLATE nocase" in check
     assert "AS kind" in check
     assert "AND label != ''" in check
@@ -1226,9 +1238,9 @@ def test_transform_drops_check_owned_by_dropped_column(fresh_db):
             CHECK(id > 0)
         )
     """)
-    fresh_db["t"].insert({"id": 1, "obsolete": 2})
-    fresh_db["t"].transform(drop={"obsolete"})
-    assert fresh_db["t"].checks == [Check("id > 0")]
+    fresh_db.table("t").insert({"id": 1, "obsolete": 2})
+    fresh_db.table("t").transform(drop={"obsolete"})
+    assert fresh_db.table("t").checks == [Check("id > 0")]
 
 
 def test_transform_refuses_to_drop_column_used_by_remaining_check(fresh_db):
@@ -1239,7 +1251,7 @@ def test_transform_refuses_to_drop_column_used_by_remaining_check(fresh_db):
             CHECK(minimum <= maximum)
         )
     """)
-    ranges = fresh_db["ranges"]
+    ranges = fresh_db.table("ranges")
     ranges.insert({"minimum": 1, "maximum": 2})
     schema_before = ranges.schema
     with pytest.raises(

tests/test_update.py

@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ from sqlite_utils.db import NotFoundError
 
 
 def test_update_rowid_table(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     rowid = table.insert({"foo": "bar"}).last_pk
     table.update(rowid, {"foo": "baz"})
     assert [{"foo": "baz"}] == list(table.rows)
 
 
 def test_update_pk_table(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     pk = table.insert({"foo": "bar", "id": 5}, pk="id").last_pk
     assert 5 == pk
     table.update(pk, {"foo": "baz"})
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def test_update_pk_table(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_update_compound_pk_table(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     pk = table.insert({"id1": 5, "id2": 3, "v": 1}, pk=("id1", "id2")).last_pk
     assert (5, 3) == pk
     table.update(pk, {"v": 2})
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ def test_update_compound_pk_table(fresh_db):
     ),
 )
 def test_update_invalid_pk(fresh_db, pk, update_pk):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     table.insert({"id1": 5, "id2": 3, "v": 1}, pk=pk)
     with pytest.raises(NotFoundError):
         table.update(update_pk, {"v": 2})
 
 
 def test_update_alter(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     rowid = table.insert({"foo": "bar"}).last_pk
     table.update(rowid, {"new_col": 1.2}, alter=True)
     assert [{"foo": "bar", "new_col": 1.2}] == list(table.rows)
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def test_update_alter(fresh_db):
 
 def test_update_alter_with_special_column_characters(fresh_db):
     # With double-quote escaping, columns with special characters are now valid
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     rowid = table.insert({"foo": "bar"}).last_pk
     table.update(rowid, {"new_col[abc]": 1.2}, alter=True)
     assert list(table.rows) == [{"foo": "bar", "new_col[abc]": 1.2}]
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ def test_update_with_no_values_sets_last_pk(fresh_db):
     ),
 )
 def test_update_dictionaries_and_lists_as_json(fresh_db, data_structure):
-    fresh_db["test"].insert({"id": 1, "data": ""}, pk="id")
-    fresh_db["test"].update(1, {"data": data_structure})
+    fresh_db.table("test").insert({"id": 1, "data": ""}, pk="id")
+    fresh_db.table("test").update(1, {"data": data_structure})
     row = fresh_db.execute("select id, data from test").fetchone()
     assert row[0] == 1
     assert data_structure == json.loads(row[1])

tests/test_upsert.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from sqlite_utils.db import PrimaryKeyRequired
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("use_old_upsert", (False, True))
 def test_upsert(use_old_upsert):
     db = Database(memory=True, use_old_upsert=use_old_upsert)
-    table = db["table"]
+    table = db.table("table")
     table.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
     table.upsert({"id": 1, "age": 5}, pk="id", alter=True)
     assert list(table.rows) == [{"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": 5}]
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def test_upsert(use_old_upsert):
 
 
 def test_upsert_all(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     table.upsert_all([{"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, {"id": 2, "name": "Nixie"}], pk="id")
     table.upsert_all([{"id": 1, "age": 5}, {"id": 2, "age": 5}], pk="id", alter=True)
     assert list(table.rows) == [
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def test_upsert_all(fresh_db):
 
 
 def test_upsert_all_single_column(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     table.upsert_all([{"name": "Cleo"}], pk="name")
     assert list(table.rows) == [{"name": "Cleo"}]
     assert table.pks == ["name"]
@@ -34,16 +34,16 @@ def test_upsert_all_single_column(fresh_db):
 
 def test_upsert_all_not_null(fresh_db):
     # https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/538
-    fresh_db["comments"].upsert_all(
+    fresh_db.table("comments").upsert_all(
         [{"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}],
         pk="id",
         not_null=["name"],
     )
-    assert list(fresh_db["comments"].rows) == [{"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}]
+    assert list(fresh_db.table("comments").rows) == [{"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}]
 
 
 def test_upsert_error_if_no_pk(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     with pytest.raises(PrimaryKeyRequired):
         table.upsert_all([{"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}])
     with pytest.raises(PrimaryKeyRequired):
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def test_upsert_error_if_no_pk(fresh_db):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("use_old_upsert", (False, True))
 def test_upsert_empty_record_errors(use_old_upsert):
     db = Database(memory=True, use_old_upsert=use_old_upsert)
-    table = db["table"]
+    table = db.table("table")
     table.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
     with pytest.raises(PrimaryKeyRequired):
         table.upsert({}, pk="id")
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def test_upsert_empty_record_errors(use_old_upsert):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("use_old_upsert", (False, True))
 def test_upsert_missing_pk_value_errors(use_old_upsert):
     db = Database(memory=True, use_old_upsert=use_old_upsert)
-    table = db["table"]
+    table = db.table("table")
     table.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
     # Records that omit the pk column entirely
     with pytest.raises(PrimaryKeyRequired):
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def test_upsert_missing_pk_value_errors(use_old_upsert):
 
 
 def test_upsert_missing_compound_pk_value_errors(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     table.insert({"a": "x", "b": "y", "v": 1}, pk=("a", "b"))
     # Missing one component of the detected compound primary key
     with pytest.raises(PrimaryKeyRequired):
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def test_upsert_uses_compound_pk_from_existing_table(use_old_upsert):
             primary key (Source, Object, Category)
         )
         """)
-    table = db["summary"]
+    table = db.table("summary")
     table.upsert(
         {
             "Source": "Client A",
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def test_upsert_uses_compound_pk_from_existing_table(use_old_upsert):
 
 
 def test_upsert_with_hash_id(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     table.upsert({"foo": "bar"}, hash_id="pk")
     assert [{"pk": "a5e744d0164540d33b1d7ea616c28f2fa97e754a", "foo": "bar"}] == list(
         table.rows
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def test_upsert_with_hash_id(fresh_db):
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("hash_id", (None, "custom_id"))
 def test_upsert_with_hash_id_columns(fresh_db, hash_id):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     table.upsert({"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": 3}, hash_id=hash_id, hash_id_columns=("a", "b"))
     assert list(table.rows) == [
         {
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def test_upsert_with_hash_id_columns(fresh_db, hash_id):
 
 
 def test_upsert_compound_primary_key(fresh_db):
-    table = fresh_db["table"]
+    table = fresh_db.table("table")
     table.upsert_all(
         [
             {"species": "dog", "id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": 4},

tests/test_wal.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def test_enable_disable_wal(db_path_tmpdir):
     assert "test.db-wal" not in [f.basename for f in tmpdir.listdir()]
     db.enable_wal()
     assert "wal" == db.journal_mode
-    db["test"].insert({"foo": "bar"})
+    db.table("test").insert({"foo": "bar"})
     assert "test.db-wal" in [f.basename for f in tmpdir.listdir()]
     db.disable_wal()
     assert "delete" == db.journal_mode
@@ -27,25 +27,25 @@ def test_enable_disable_wal(db_path_tmpdir):
 
 def test_enable_wal_inside_transaction_raises(db_path_tmpdir):
     db, _path, _tmpdir = db_path_tmpdir
-    db["test"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    db.table("test").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
     with pytest.raises(TransactionError), db.atomic():
-        db["test"].insert({"id": 2}, pk="id")
+        db.table("test").insert({"id": 2}, pk="id")
         db.enable_wal()
     # The atomic() block must have rolled back cleanly and the
     # journal mode must be unchanged
     assert db.journal_mode == "delete"
-    assert [r["id"] for r in db["test"].rows] == [1]
+    assert [r["id"] for r in db.table("test").rows] == [1]
 
 
 def test_disable_wal_inside_transaction_raises(db_path_tmpdir):
     db, _path, _tmpdir = db_path_tmpdir
     db.enable_wal()
-    db["test"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    db.table("test").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
     with pytest.raises(TransactionError), db.atomic():
-        db["test"].insert({"id": 2}, pk="id")
+        db.table("test").insert({"id": 2}, pk="id")
         db.disable_wal()
     assert db.journal_mode == "wal"
-    assert [r["id"] for r in db["test"].rows] == [1]
+    assert [r["id"] for r in db.table("test").rows] == [1]
 
 
 def test_ensure_autocommit_on(db_path_tmpdir):
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ def test_enable_wal_noop_inside_transaction_is_allowed(db_path_tmpdir):
     db, _path, _tmpdir = db_path_tmpdir
     db.enable_wal()
     with db.atomic():
-        db["test"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+        db.table("test").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
         db.enable_wal()
-    assert [r["id"] for r in db["test"].rows] == [1]
+    assert [r["id"] for r in db.table("test").rows] == [1]
 
 
 def test_ensure_autocommit_on_inside_transaction_raises(db_path_tmpdir):
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def test_ensure_autocommit_on_inside_transaction_raises(db_path_tmpdir):
     # effect, silently breaking the caller's rollback guarantee - so
     # entering autocommit mode with a transaction open is an error
     db, _path, _tmpdir = db_path_tmpdir
-    db["test"].insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
+    db.table("test").insert({"id": 1}, pk="id")
     db.begin()
     db.execute("insert into test (id) values (2)")
     with pytest.raises(TransactionError), db.ensure_autocommit_on():
@@ -83,4 +83,4 @@ def test_ensure_autocommit_on_inside_transaction_raises(db_path_tmpdir):
     # The transaction is still open and can still be rolled back
     assert db.conn.in_transaction
     db.rollback()
-    assert [r["id"] for r in db["test"].rows] == [1]
+    assert [r["id"] for r in db.table("test").rows] == [1]