Add Access SQLite Result Values By Name With Row Factory as a Python TIL

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+# Access SQLite Result Values By Name With Row Factory
+
+The default shape of a result from executing a row-returning statement with
+`sqlite3` is a tuple. Whose values can be accessed positionally.
+
+```python
+>>> res = conn.execute("select * from projects;")
+>>> res.fetchone()
+(1, 'py-vmt', '2026-07-25 14:53:44', '2026-07-25 14:53:44')
+```
+
+If I want something a bit nicer, I can enable [_Row Factory_
+results](https://docs.python.org/3/library/sqlite3.html#how-to-create-and-use-row-factories)
+for my connection. The values on a _row_ can be accessed by name as well as
+positionally.
+
+```python
+>>> conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+>>> res = conn.execute("select * from projects;")
+>>> res.fetchone()
+<sqlite3.Row object at 0x1019e3c40>
+>>> r1 = _
+>>> r1
+<sqlite3.Row object at 0x1019e3c40>
+>>> r1["name"]
+'py-vmt'
+>>> r1["id"]
+1
+>>> r1[1]
+'py-vmt'
+```
+
+[I used Row Factory on a project
+recently](https://github.com/jbranchaud/py-vmt/pull/9/changes) and I think it
+made for an improvement in the readability of the code.