import sqlite3
db  = sqlite3.connect(':memory:')
dbc = db.cursor()
dbc.execute ('create table if not exists DATA (\
              NO         integer primary   \
                         key autoincrement \
             ,PASTE      text              \
                                              )'
            )
dbc.execute ('insert into DATA values (?,?)',(None,'liker'))
dbc.execute ("select NO from DATA where PASTE like '%like%'")
print(dbc.fetchall())
db.close()

 query = 'begin;'
query += 'select NO from DATA where PASTE like "%s"' % "%{0}%".format('like')
query += ';commit;'
print(query)
dbc.executescript(query)

 db.autocommit(False)
cursor = db.cursor()
try:
 cursor.execute("Your SQL")
 cursor.execute("Another sql")
 db.commit()
except:
 db.rollback()

 >>> import time
>>> start = time.time()
>>> end = time.time()
>>> end - start
4.233328580856323

 >>> import shared as sh
>>> timer = sh.Timer('Моя функция')
>>> timer.start()
>>> timer.end()
0:Моя функция:ИНФОРМАЦИЯ:Операция завершена за 4.374298 с.