This commit: https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/commit/1361ed571122ffd4dd8c3f1fdea52a1423422c04 Has a workaround for this issue: - https://github.com/pallets/click/issues/3069 The fix for that is set to go out in Click 8.3.1 - release issue here: - https://github.com/pallets/click/issues/3087 Once that is released, remove the nasty hacks.