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Python TL;DR - The SQL UPDATE command allows you to modify the data records in the table. It is usually used together with the WHERE clause: if you don't use it, all the records in the table will be updated.
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The syntax for SQL UPDATE
Example
UPDATE table_name
SET column1 = value1, column2 = value2, ...
WHERE condition;Examples using a demo database
The Developers table
| ID | Name | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Kurkutis | New York | USA |
| 2 | Ana Fernandez | London | UK |
| 3 | Antonio Indigo | Paris | France |
| 4 | Aarav Kaelin | Delhi | India |
| 5 | Andrew Tumota | Miami | USA |
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Updating a single entry
Example
UPDATE Developers
SET City = 'Berlin', Country= 'Germany'
WHERE Name = 'Antonio Indigo';The result
| ID | Name | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Kurkutis | New York | USA |
| 2 | Ana Fernandez | London | UK |
| 3 | Antonio Indigo | Berlin | Germany |
| 4 | Aarav Kaelin | Delhi | India |
| 5 | Andrew Tumota | Miami | USA |
Updating entries that comply with a defined condition
Example
UPDATE Developers
SET Name='Ben'
WHERE Country='India';The result
| ID | Name | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Kurkutis | New York | USA |
| 2 | Ana Fernandez | London | UK |
| 3 | Antonio Indigo | Berlin | Germany |
| 4 | Ben | Delhi | India |
| 5 | Andrew Tumota | Miami | USA |
Updating all the entries
Example
UPDATE Developers
SET Name='Ben';The result
| ID | Name | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben | New York | USA |
| 2 | Ben | London | UK |
| 3 | Ben | Berlin | Germany |
| 4 | Ben | Delhi | India |
| 5 | Ben | Miami | USA |
