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datasette-explain 0.2.2

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  • Simon Willison released datasette-explain 0.2.2, an update to his Datasette plugin designed to explain and validate SQL queries as they are typed.
  • A key improvement in this version is the functionality for “Explain plans” to now work on read-only stored-query pages.
  • The release was prompted by Simon upgrading his personal datasette.simonwillison.net instance to Datasette 1.0a40, ensuring compatibility and demonstrating active development.