sqlite3.OperationalError: near "WHERE": syntax error

Question

I want to update a series of columns Country1, Country2... Country 9 based on a comma delimited string of country names in column Country. I've programmed a single statement to accomplish this task.

cur.execute("\
            UPDATE t \
            SET Country1 = returnCountryName(Country,0),\
                Country2 = returnCountryName(Country,1),\
                Country3 = returnCountryName(Country,2),\
                Country4 = returnCountryName(Country,3),\
                Country5 = returnCountryName(Country,4),\
                Country6 = returnCountryName(Country,5),\
                Country7 = returnCountryName(Country,6),\
                Country8 = returnCountryName(Country,7),\
                Country9 = returnCountryName(Country,8),\
                Country10 = returnCountryName(Country,9),\
            WHERE Country IS NOT NULL\
            ;")

Howerver, I am getting the error

sqlite3.OperationalError: near "WHERE": syntax error
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Answer 1

You have to remove the comma from the last assignment:

Country10 = returnCountryName(Country,9),\

See also my answer to your original question