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Glossary: Python Beyond the Basics

SQL (Structured Query Language)

Also written: SELECT, INSERT, CREATE TABLE, WHERE, ORDER BY, GROUP BY, SUM, COUNT

The language used to talk to databases, built from commands such as `CREATE`, `INSERT` and `SELECT`. `WHERE` filters rows, `ORDER BY` sorts them, and `SUM` with `GROUP BY` totals per group.

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