+# function to remove a category
+def remove_category (dbname, catid):
+ try:
+ conn = sqlite3.connect (dbname)
+ c = conn.cursor ()
+ c.execute ("DELETE FROM categories WHERE cid=?;", (catid,))
+ c.execute ("DELETE FROM articles WHERE cid=?;", (catid,))
+ conn.commit ()
+ conn.close ()
+ return True
+ except sqlite3.Error:
+ return False
+