The sqlite3.version and sqlite3.version_info attributes have historically created some confusion, as they are sometimes mistaken for the SQLite 3 version number. They used to reflect the pysqlite¹ version number, until the external pysqlite package stopped upstreaming changes to the stdlib sqlite3 module², but today they carry no meaning or practical value³.

In order to avoid future frustration, I suggest to deprecate sqlite3.version and sqlite3.version_info in 3.12, and remove them in 3.14.

See also discussion on Discourse