create-table --sql option for CREATE TABLE AS SELECT

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Usage: sqlite-utils create-table [OPTIONS] PATH TABLE COLUMNS...
Usage: sqlite-utils create-table [OPTIONS] PATH TABLE [COLUMNS]...
Add a table with the specified columns. Columns should be specified using
name, type pairs, for example:
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Valid column types are text, integer, real, float, blob and any.
Use --sql to create the table from the results of a SQL query instead:
sqlite-utils create-table my.db tall_people \
--sql "select * from people where height > 180"
Options:
--sql TEXT Create the table using the results of this SQL query
--pk TEXT Column to use as primary key
--not-null TEXT Columns that should be created as NOT NULL
--default <TEXT TEXT>... Default value that should be set for a column