import sqlite3
 
def select(self, attr="*", table="reuters", fetch=None, tologfile=False, logfile=""):
    if fetch is None:
        fetch=self.fetchone
 
    if tologfile:
        logfile = open(logfile, 'w')
        logfile.write(str(self.execute("select * from ?;".replace('?',table).replace("select * ", ("select "+attr))).fetch()))
        logfile.close()
    else: return str(self.execute("select * from ?;".replace('?',table).replace("select * ", ("select "+attr))).fetch())
 
if __name__ == '__main__':    
    connection = sqlite3.connect('winkwinknudgenudgesaynomore.db')
    cursor = connection.cursor()
    cursor.execute("drop table reuters;")
    cursor.execute("create table reuters (foo text, bar text);")
    connection.commit()
    print select(cursor)

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