diff --git a/sqlite3/sqlite3.py b/sqlite3/sqlite3.py
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+import ffi
+
+
+sq3 = ffi.open("libsqlite3.so.0")
+
+sqlite3_open = sq3.func("i", "sqlite3_open", "sp")
+#int sqlite3_prepare(
+#  sqlite3 *db,            /* Database handle */
+#  const char *zSql,       /* SQL statement, UTF-8 encoded */
+#  int nByte,              /* Maximum length of zSql in bytes. */
+#  sqlite3_stmt **ppStmt,  /* OUT: Statement handle */
+#  const char **pzTail     /* OUT: Pointer to unused portion of zSql */
+#);
+sqlite3_prepare = sq3.func("i", "sqlite3_prepare", "psipp")
+#int sqlite3_step(sqlite3_stmt*);
+sqlite3_step = sq3.func("i", "sqlite3_step", "p")
+#int sqlite3_column_count(sqlite3_stmt *pStmt);
+sqlite3_column_count = sq3.func("i", "sqlite3_column_count", "p")
+#int sqlite3_column_type(sqlite3_stmt*, int iCol);
+sqlite3_column_type = sq3.func("i", "sqlite3_column_type", "pi")
+sqlite3_column_int = sq3.func("i", "sqlite3_column_int", "pi")
+# using "d" return type gives wrong results
+sqlite3_column_double = sq3.func("f", "sqlite3_column_double", "pi")
+sqlite3_column_text = sq3.func("s", "sqlite3_column_text", "pi")
+
+
+SQLITE_ERROR      = 1
+SQLITE_BUSY       = 5
+SQLITE_MISUSE     = 21
+SQLITE_ROW        = 100
+SQLITE_DONE       = 101
+
+SQLITE_INTEGER  = 1
+SQLITE_FLOAT    = 2
+SQLITE_TEXT     = 3
+SQLITE_BLOB     = 4
+SQLITE_NULL     = 5
+
+
+class Connections:
+
+    def __init__(self, h):
+        self.h = h
+
+    def cursor(self):
+        return Cursor(self.h)
+
+
+class Cursor:
+
+    def __init__(self, h):
+        self.h = h
+        self.s = None
+
+    def execute(self, sql):
+        b = bytearray(4)
+        sqlite3_prepare(self.h, sql, -1, b, None)
+        self.s = int.from_bytes(b)
+        self.num_cols = sqlite3_column_count(self.s)
+        #print("num_cols", self.num_cols)
+
+    def make_row(self):
+        res = []
+        for i in range(self.num_cols):
+            t = sqlite3_column_type(self.s, i)
+            #print("type", t)
+            if t == SQLITE_INTEGER:
+                res.append(sqlite3_column_int(self.s, i))
+            elif t == SQLITE_FLOAT:
+                res.append(sqlite3_column_double(self.s, i))
+            elif t == SQLITE_TEXT:
+                res.append(sqlite3_column_text(self.s, i))
+            else:
+                raise NotImplementedError
+        return tuple(res)
+
+    def fetchone(self):
+        res = sqlite3_step(self.s)
+        #print("step:", res)
+        if res == SQLITE_DONE:
+            return None
+        if res == SQLITE_ROW:
+            return self.make_row()
+        assert False, res
+
+
+def connect(fname):
+    b = bytearray(4)
+    sqlite3_open(fname, b)
+    h = int.from_bytes(b)
+    return Connections(h)