Using parameters in query to search between dates - python-3.x

Question

Silly newbe here.
So I'm banging my head on this:
Can't quite figure out the parameterized query and if it's properly formatted.
import sqlite3
def readSqliteTable():
try:
sqliteConnection = sqlite3.connect('testDB.sqlite')
cursor = sqliteConnection.cursor()
print("Connected to SQLite")
startdate = "2022-11-05"
enddate = "2022-11-25"
print("startdate =", startdate, "enddate =", enddate)
cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM tz WHERE UL_Time BETWEEN '%s' AND '%s'" % (startdate, enddate))
print(cursor.fetchall())
records = cursor.fetchall()
print("Total rows are: ", len(records))
print("Printing each row")
for row in records:
print("Id: ", row[0])
print("Updated: ", row[1])
print("Title: ", row[2])
print("UL_Time: ", row[3])
print("Size: ", row[4])
print("\n")
cursor.close()
except sqlite3.Error as error:
print("Failed to read data from sqlite table", error)
finally:
if sqliteConnection:
sqliteConnection.close()
print("The SQLite connection is closed")
It works fine if I substitute arbitrary dates as:
cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM tz WHERE UL_Time BETWEEN 2022-11-01 AND 2022-11-25")
but won't work in this form

Answer 1

First of all, you don't understand what a parameterized query is. Read the official Python documentation and do tutorials.
Your expression
"SELECT * FROM tz WHERE UL_Time BETWEEN '%s' AND '%s'" % (startdate, enddate))
shows string interpolation and has nothing to do with parameterized queries. This query also implements textual filter. It should work properly, so long all your dates are formatted as YYYY-MM-DD.
The second query is meaningless, as your WHERE clause defines an integer filter:
WHERE UL_Time BETWEEN 2010 AND 1986