--ignore for sqlite-utils drop-table and drop-view, closes #237

docs/cli.rst

@@ -736,6 +736,8 @@ You can drop a table using the ``drop-table`` command::
 
     $ sqlite-utils drop-table mydb.db mytable
 
+Use ``--ignore`` to ignore the error if the table does not exist.
+
 .. _cli_transform_table:
 
 Transforming tables
@@ -922,6 +924,8 @@ You can drop a view using the ``drop-view`` command::
 
     $ sqlite-utils drop-view myview
 
+Use ``--ignore`` to ignore the error if the view does not exist.
+
 .. _cli_add_column:
 
 Adding columns

sqlite_utils/cli.py

@@ -946,14 +946,15 @@ def create_table(
     required=True,
 )
 @click.argument("table")
+@click.option("--ignore", is_flag=True)
 @load_extension_option
-def drop_table(path, table, load_extension):
+def drop_table(path, table, ignore, load_extension):
     "Drop the specified table"
     db = sqlite_utils.Database(path)
     _load_extensions(db, load_extension)
-    if table in db.table_names():
-        db[table].drop()
-    else:
+    try:
+        db[table].drop(ignore=ignore)
+    except sqlite3.OperationalError:
         raise click.ClickException('Table "{}" does not exist'.format(table))
 
 
@@ -1002,14 +1003,15 @@ def create_view(path, view, select, ignore, replace, load_extension):
     required=True,
 )
 @click.argument("view")
+@click.option("--ignore", is_flag=True)
 @load_extension_option
-def drop_view(path, view, load_extension):
+def drop_view(path, view, ignore, load_extension):
     "Drop the specified view"
     db = sqlite_utils.Database(path)
     _load_extensions(db, load_extension)
-    if view in db.view_names():
-        db[view].drop()
-    else:
+    try:
+        db[view].drop(ignore=ignore)
+    except sqlite3.OperationalError:
         raise click.ClickException('View "{}" does not exist'.format(view))
 
 

tests/test_cli.py

@@ -1397,7 +1397,17 @@ def test_drop_table_error():
         )
         assert 1 == result.exit_code
         assert 'Error: Table "t2" does not exist' == result.output.strip()
-
+        # Using --ignore supresses that error
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            cli.cli,
+            [
+                "drop-table",
+                "test.db",
+                "t2",
+                "--ignore"
+            ],
+        )
+        assert 0 == result.exit_code
 
 def test_drop_view():
     runner = CliRunner()
@@ -1432,6 +1442,17 @@ def test_drop_view_error():
         )
         assert 1 == result.exit_code
         assert 'Error: View "t2" does not exist' == result.output.strip()
+        # Using --ignore supresses that error
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            cli.cli,
+            [
+                "drop-view",
+                "test.db",
+                "t2",
+                "--ignore"
+            ],
+        )
+        assert 0 == result.exit_code
 
 
 def test_enable_wal():