My python script kept returning a Database is locked error when trying to access an SQLite database. I noticed the timestamp on the database was not updating when I would manually enter into the database and read/insert stuff. When I ran touch <name of database>.db the timestamp updated. So I retried the python script everything worked as it should. I'm happy it worked; however, I want to know why it worked. What additional things happen with the touch command other than updating the timestamp? Permissions were all preserved. Thanks for the input! Continue reading...
