gh-103015: Add entrypoint parameter to sqlite3.Connection.load_extension

Doc/library/sqlite3.rst

@@ -1041,19 +1041,37 @@ 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:
+
+         Entry point name.
+         If ``None`` (the default),
+         SQLite will come up with an entry point name of its own;
+         see the SQLite docs `Loading an Extension`_ for details.
+
+      :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.
 
+      .. versionadded:: 3.12
+         The *entrypoint* parameter.
+
+   .. _Loading an Extension: https://www.sqlite.org/loadext.html#loading_an_extension_
+
    .. method:: iterdump
 
       Return an :term:`iterator` to dump the database as SQL source code.

Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst

@@ -406,6 +406,11 @@ 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
 ---------
 

Include/internal/pycore_global_strings.h

@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ struct _Py_global_strings {
         STRUCT_FOR_ID(end_lineno)
         STRUCT_FOR_ID(end_offset)
         STRUCT_FOR_ID(endpos)
+        STRUCT_FOR_ID(entrypoint)
         STRUCT_FOR_ID(env)
         STRUCT_FOR_ID(errors)
         STRUCT_FOR_ID(event)

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.

Modules/_sqlite/connection.c

@@ -1601,14 +1601,17 @@ _sqlite3.Connection.load_extension as pysqlite_connection_load_extension
 
     name as extension_name: str
     /
+    *
+    entrypoint: str(accept={str, NoneType}) = None
 
 Load SQLite extension module.
 [clinic start generated code]*/
 
 static PyObject *
 pysqlite_connection_load_extension_impl(pysqlite_Connection *self,
-                                        const char *extension_name)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=47eb1d7312bc97a7 input=edd507389d89d621]*/
+                                        const char *extension_name,
+                                        const char *entrypoint)
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=7e61a7add9de0286 input=c36b14ea702e04f5]*/
 {
     int rc;
     char* errmsg;
@@ -1621,7 +1624,7 @@ pysqlite_connection_load_extension_impl(pysqlite_Connection *self,
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    rc = sqlite3_load_extension(self->db, extension_name, 0, &errmsg);
+    rc = sqlite3_load_extension(self->db, extension_name, entrypoint, &errmsg);
     if (rc != 0) {
         PyErr_SetString(self->OperationalError, errmsg);
         return NULL;