You make the mistake of assuming that the SQLite3 CLI/shell *IS* SQLite3. It is not. It is merely an application which uses SQLite3 that happens to be brought to you by the same folks that write and maintain SQLite3.
You make the mistake of assuming that the SQLite3 CLI/shell *IS* SQLite3. It is not. It is merely an application which uses SQLite3 that happens to be brought to you by the same folks that write and maintain SQLite3.