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SQLite can drop columns now

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It gained that ability in 3.35.0 in 2021-03-12:
https://www.sqlite.org/changes.html#version_3_35_0
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Transforming a table
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The SQLite ``ALTER TABLE`` statement is limited. It can add columns and rename tables, but it cannot drop columns, change column types, change ``NOT NULL`` status or change the primary key for a table.
The SQLite ``ALTER TABLE`` statement is limited. It can add and drop columns and rename tables, but it cannot change column types, change ``NOT NULL`` status or change the primary key for a table.
The ``table.transform()`` method can do all of these things, by implementing a multi-step pattern `described in the SQLite documentation <https://www.sqlite.org/lang_altertable.html#otheralter>`__: