diff -Nu -r --show-c-func work/Python-2.6.1/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.c work.new/Python-2.6.1/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.c
--- work/Python-2.6.1/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.c	2008-09-12 15:33:22.000000000 -0700
+++ work.new/Python-2.6.1/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.c	2010-12-17 14:26:48.323301733 -0800
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ static pysqlite_StatementKind detect_sta
         return STATEMENT_DELETE;
     } else if (!strcmp(buf, "replace")) {
         return STATEMENT_REPLACE;
+    } else if (!strcmp(buf, "create")) {
+        return STATEMENT_CREATE;
+    } else if (!strcmp(buf, "alter")) {
+        return STATEMENT_ALTER;
+    } else if (!strcmp(buf, "drop")) {
+        return STATEMENT_DROP;
+    } else if (!strcmp(buf, "pragma")) {
+        return STATEMENT_PRAGMA;
     } else {
         return STATEMENT_OTHER;
     }
@@ -560,6 +568,10 @@ PyObject* _pysqlite_query_execute(pysqli
             case STATEMENT_DELETE:
             case STATEMENT_INSERT:
             case STATEMENT_REPLACE:
+            case STATEMENT_CREATE:
+            case STATEMENT_ALTER:
+            case STATEMENT_DROP:
+            case STATEMENT_PRAGMA:
                 if (!self->connection->inTransaction) {
                     result = _pysqlite_connection_begin(self->connection);
                     if (!result) {
@@ -569,8 +581,9 @@ PyObject* _pysqlite_query_execute(pysqli
                 }
                 break;
             case STATEMENT_OTHER:
-                /* it's a DDL statement or something similar
-                   - we better COMMIT first so it works for all cases */
+                /* something else
+                   - we better COMMIT first so it works for all cases.
+		   - XXX this is probably a bad idea (surprising) */
                 if (self->connection->inTransaction) {
                     result = pysqlite_connection_commit(self->connection, NULL);
                     if (!result) {
diff -Nu -r --show-c-func work/Python-2.6.1/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.h work.new/Python-2.6.1/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.h
--- work/Python-2.6.1/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.h	2008-05-31 14:33:27.000000000 -0700
+++ work.new/Python-2.6.1/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.h	2010-12-17 14:27:24.893792279 -0800
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ typedef struct
 typedef enum {
     STATEMENT_INVALID, STATEMENT_INSERT, STATEMENT_DELETE,
     STATEMENT_UPDATE, STATEMENT_REPLACE, STATEMENT_SELECT,
-    STATEMENT_OTHER
+    STATEMENT_CREATE, STATEMENT_ALTER, STATEMENT_DROP,
+    STATEMENT_PRAGMA, STATEMENT_OTHER
 } pysqlite_StatementKind;
 
 extern PyTypeObject pysqlite_CursorType;