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Author: erlend-aasland

Doc/library/sqlite3.rst

@@ -1041,19 +1041,34 @@ Connection objects
          (2, 'broccoli pie', 'broccoli cheese onions flour')
          (3, 'pumpkin pie', 'pumpkin sugar flour butter')
 
-   .. method:: load_extension(path, /)
+   .. method:: load_extension(path, /, *, entrypoint=None)
 
-      Load an SQLite extension from a shared library located at *path*.
+      Load an SQLite extension from a shared library.
       Enable extension loading with :meth:`enable_load_extension` before
       calling this method.
 
+      :param str path:
+
+         The path to the SQLite extension.
+
+      :param entrypoint:
+
+         Optional entry point name.
+         If ``None`` (default),
+         SQLite will try to come up with an entry point name of its own.
+
+      :type entrypoint: str | None
+
       .. audit-event:: sqlite3.load_extension connection,path sqlite3.Connection.load_extension
 
       .. versionadded:: 3.2
 
       .. versionchanged:: 3.10
          Added the ``sqlite3.load_extension`` auditing event.
 
+      .. versionchanged:: 3.12
+         The *entrypoint* parameter.
+
    .. method:: iterdump
 
       Return an :term:`iterator` to dump the database as SQL source code.

Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst

@@ -357,6 +357,11 @@ sqlite3
   :ref:`transaction handling <sqlite3-transaction-control-autocommit>`.
   (Contributed by Erlend E. Aasland in :gh:`83638`.)
 
+* Add *entrypoint* keyword-only parameter to
+  :meth:`~sqlite3.Connection.load_extension`,
+  for overriding the SQLite extension entry point.
+  (Contributed by Erlend E. Aasland in :gh:`103015`.)
+
 threading
 ---------
 

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-03-28-09-13-31.gh-issue-103015.ETTfNf.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Add *entrypoint* keyword-only parameter to
+:meth:`sqlite3.Connection.load_extension`, for overriding the SQLite
+extension entry point. Patch by Erlend E. Aasland.