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Arcpy doesn't recognize spatialite tables after editing with QGIS

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I’m working on a project that would like to use spatialite as a go-between for field edits using QGIS/IntramapsRoam and then loading the data to a file geodatabase.

The workflow is as follows
Spatialite (created in ArcGIS using ‘SPATIALITE’ geometry) -> QGIS -> ArcGIS 10.2

I’m running in to a compatibility issue with arcpy and spatialite that renders my workflow impossible and am wondering if this has been encountered before and if there are any known solutions/workarounds.

#Create the database
sqllite_database = r'.test.sqlite'
arcpy.gp.CreateSQLiteDatabase(sqlite_database, “SPATIALITE”)
arcpy.CreateFeatureclass_management(r'.test.sqlite',
                                    'points', "POINT")
arcpy.AddField_management(r'.test.sqlitemain.points',
                          "num_field", "TEXT")

After creating the database, I can access it with arcpy.

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I then add a point in QGIS and save edits.

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I can no longer access the layer with arcpy.

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Oddly enough, I can still access the table from ArcMap, but arcpy is the functionality that I really need.

Given the lack of informative error messages and documentation for arcpy with spatialite, does anyone know what might be causing this? Any suggestions for solutions or workarounds?

Update: Here is a screen showing the layer drawing in ArcMap and returning False in arcpy. This seems like errant behavior.
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Update 2: I tested again using ArcGIS10.3.1 and it still failed. Apparently you cannot edit sqlite databases in QGIS and retain arcpy functionality.


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