import sqlite3

def create_table():
    # Connect to SQLite database (it will create the file if it doesn't exist)
    conn = sqlite3.connect("news_aggregator.db")
    cursor = conn.cursor()

    # Create articles table
    cursor.execute('''
    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS articles (
        id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
        title TEXT NOT NULL,
        description TEXT,
        link TEXT,
        topic TEXT,
        date_published TEXT
    )
    ''')

    # Commit and close connection
    conn.commit()
    conn.close()

# Run the function to create the table
create_table()