Am I understanding how to import my .csv file into sqlite?

I think you are getting it "right" except for that first datetime column. You should use the TEXT type, not a numeric type.

Importing csv into database is 15 lines of code task and it gives you more control over this process. Table columns names like "var3" are just terrible, however there is no need to rename it in database you can just use sql aliases.

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