html_url,issue_url,id,node_id,user,created_at,updated_at,author_association,body,reactions,issue,performed_via_github_app
https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/285#issuecomment-864417031,https://api.github.com/repos/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/285,864417031,MDEyOklzc3VlQ29tbWVudDg2NDQxNzAzMQ==,9599,2021-06-19T14:56:45Z,2021-06-19T14:56:45Z,OWNER,"```pycon
>>> db = sqlite_utils.Database(memory=True)
>>> db[""rowid_table""].insert({""name"": ""Cleo""})
<Table rowid_table (name)>
>>> db[""regular_table""].insert({""id"": 1, ""name"": ""Cleo""}, pk=""id"")
<Table regular_table (id, name)>
>>> db[""rowid_table""].pks
['rowid']
>>> db[""regular_table""].pks
['id']
```
But that's because the `.pks` property hides the difference: https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/blob/dc94f4bb8cfe922bb2f9c89f8f0f29092ea63133/sqlite_utils/db.py#L805-L810
","{""total_count"": 0, ""+1"": 0, ""-1"": 0, ""laugh"": 0, ""hooray"": 0, ""confused"": 0, ""heart"": 0, ""rocket"": 0, ""eyes"": 0}",925410305,
https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/285#issuecomment-864417133,https://api.github.com/repos/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/285,864417133,MDEyOklzc3VlQ29tbWVudDg2NDQxNzEzMw==,9599,2021-06-19T14:57:36Z,2021-06-19T14:57:36Z,OWNER,"So the logic is:
```python
[column.name for column in self.columns if column.is_pk]
```
I need to decide on a property name. Existing names are documented here: https://sqlite-utils.datasette.io/en/stable/python-api.html#introspection","{""total_count"": 0, ""+1"": 0, ""-1"": 0, ""laugh"": 0, ""hooray"": 0, ""confused"": 0, ""heart"": 0, ""rocket"": 0, ""eyes"": 0}",925410305,
https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/285#issuecomment-864417493,https://api.github.com/repos/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/285,864417493,MDEyOklzc3VlQ29tbWVudDg2NDQxNzQ5Mw==,9599,2021-06-19T15:00:43Z,2021-06-19T15:00:43Z,OWNER,"I have to be careful about the language I use here. Here's the official definition: https://www.sqlite.org/rowidtable.html

> A ""rowid table"" is any table in an SQLite schema that
> 
> -   is *not* a [virtual table](https://www.sqlite.org/vtab.html), and
> -   is *not* a [WITHOUT ROWID](https://www.sqlite.org/withoutrowid.html) table.
> 
> Most tables in a typical SQLite database schema are rowid tables.
> 
> Rowid tables are distinguished by the fact that they all have a unique, non-NULL, signed 64-bit integer [rowid](https://www.sqlite.org/lang_createtable.html#rowid) that is used as the access key for the data in the underlying [B-tree](https://www.sqlite.org/fileformat2.html#btree) storage engine.

So it's not correct to call a table a ""rowid table"" only if it is missing its own primary keys.

Maybe `table.has_rowid` is the right language to use here? No, that's no good - because tables with their own primary keys usually also have a rowid.","{""total_count"": 0, ""+1"": 0, ""-1"": 0, ""laugh"": 0, ""hooray"": 0, ""confused"": 0, ""heart"": 0, ""rocket"": 0, ""eyes"": 0}",925410305,
https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/285#issuecomment-864417765,https://api.github.com/repos/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/285,864417765,MDEyOklzc3VlQ29tbWVudDg2NDQxNzc2NQ==,9599,2021-06-19T15:02:42Z,2021-06-19T15:02:42Z,OWNER,"Some options:

- `table.rowid_only`
- `table.rowid_as_pk`
- `table.no_pks`
- `table.no_pk`
- `table.uses_rowid`
- `table.use_rowid`","{""total_count"": 0, ""+1"": 0, ""-1"": 0, ""laugh"": 0, ""hooray"": 0, ""confused"": 0, ""heart"": 0, ""rocket"": 0, ""eyes"": 0}",925410305,
https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/285#issuecomment-864417808,https://api.github.com/repos/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/285,864417808,MDEyOklzc3VlQ29tbWVudDg2NDQxNzgwOA==,9599,2021-06-19T15:03:00Z,2021-06-19T15:03:00Z,OWNER,I think I like `table.uses_rowid` best - it reads well.,"{""total_count"": 0, ""+1"": 0, ""-1"": 0, ""laugh"": 0, ""hooray"": 0, ""confused"": 0, ""heart"": 0, ""rocket"": 0, ""eyes"": 0}",925410305,
https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/285#issuecomment-864418188,https://api.github.com/repos/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/285,864418188,MDEyOklzc3VlQ29tbWVudDg2NDQxODE4OA==,9599,2021-06-19T15:05:53Z,2021-06-19T15:05:53Z,OWNER,"```python
    @property
    def uses_rowid(self):
        return not any(column for column in self.columns if column.is_pk)
```","{""total_count"": 0, ""+1"": 0, ""-1"": 0, ""laugh"": 0, ""hooray"": 0, ""confused"": 0, ""heart"": 0, ""rocket"": 0, ""eyes"": 0}",925410305,
https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/285#issuecomment-864418795,https://api.github.com/repos/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/285,864418795,MDEyOklzc3VlQ29tbWVudDg2NDQxODc5NQ==,9599,2021-06-19T15:11:05Z,2021-06-19T15:11:14Z,OWNER,"Actually I'm going to go with `use_rowid` instead - because the table doesn't inherently use a rowid itself, but you should use one if you want to query it in a way that gives you back a primary key.","{""total_count"": 0, ""+1"": 0, ""-1"": 0, ""laugh"": 0, ""hooray"": 0, ""confused"": 0, ""heart"": 0, ""rocket"": 0, ""eyes"": 0}",925410305,