SQLALCHEMY CREATE ENGINE SQLITE Absolute

# Unix/Mac - 4 initial slashes in total
engine = create_engine('sqlite:////absolute/path/to/foo.db')

# Windows
engine = create_engine('sqlite:///C:\\path\\to\\foo.db')

# Windows alternative using raw string
engine = create_engine(r'sqlite:///C:\path\to\foo.db')
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