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Re:Human genes renamed to stop Microsoft Excel from misreadi... by dotancohen on Monday April 11, 2022 @08:55AM (#30988010) 

  > The problem is that databases do not include a GUI for data viewing.
Let's say that I have PyCharm open right now, I'm importing Qt and Sqlite. How would you like your GUI to function? Seriously, write for me a detailed spec and a detailed workflow, and I'll get to work on it already. My Gmail username is the same as my HN username if you'd prefer to collaborate offline.

This invite goes for anybody else who [ab]uses Excel even though they are versed in SQL.

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Re:Human genes renamed to stop Microsoft Excel from misreadi... by jraph on Monday April 11, 2022 @09:08AM (#30988122)
SQLiteBrowser is written in Qt and is a GUI for SQLite. That's exactly what came in mind when I read parent's post.

https://sqlitebrowser.org/

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Re:Human genes renamed to stop Microsoft Excel from misreadi... by dotancohen on Monday April 11, 2022 @09:26AM (#30988349)
That was my first thought, too. But I think that there is demand for a tool that feels like a spreadsheet, backed by SQLite.
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