old_contents: import sqlite3
  
  
  def max_sql_variables():
      """Get the maximum number of arguments allowed in a query by the current
      sqlite3 implementation.
  
      Returns:
          int: SQLITE_MAX_VARIABLE_NUMBER
  
      """
      db = sqlite3.connect(':memory:')
      cur = db.cursor()
      cur.execute('CREATE TABLE t (test)')
      low, high = 0, 100000
  
      while (high - 1) > low:
          guess = (high + low) // 2
          query = 'INSERT INTO t VALUES ' + ','.join(['(?)' for _ in
                                                      range(guess)])
          args = [str(i) for i in range(guess)]
          try:
              cur.execute(query, args)
          except sqlite3.OperationalError as e:
              if "too many SQL variables" in str(e):
                  high = guess
              else:
                  raise
          else:
              low = guess
  
      cur.close()
      db.close()
  
      return low
  
new_contents: import sqlite3
  
  
  def max_sql_variables():
      """Get the maximum number of arguments allowed in a query by the current
      sqlite3 implementation.
  
      Returns:
          int: SQLITE_MAX_VARIABLE_NUMBER
  
      """
      db = sqlite3.connect(':memory:')
      cur = db.cursor()
      cur.execute('CREATE TABLE t (test)')
      low, high = 0, 100000
  
      while (high - 1) > low:
          guess = (high + low) // 2
          query = 'INSERT INTO t VALUES ' + ','.join(['(?)' for _ in
                                                      range(guess)])
          args = [str(i) for i in range(guess)]
          try:
              cur.execute(query, args)
          except sqlite3.OperationalError as e:
              if "too many SQL variables" in str(e):
                  high = guess
              else:
                  return 999
          else:
              low = guess
  
      cur.close()
      db.close()
  
      return low
  
subject: Fix travis error with SQLITE_LIMIT_VARIABLE_NUMBER