Merged code from pysqlite 2.6.0.
diff --git a/Doc/includes/sqlite3/load_extension.py b/Doc/includes/sqlite3/load_extension.py
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+++ b/Doc/includes/sqlite3/load_extension.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import sqlite3
+
+con = sqlite3.connect(":memory:")
+
+# enable extension loading
+con.enable_load_extension(True)
+
+# Load the fulltext search extension
+con.execute("select load_extension('./fts3.so')")
+
+# alternatively you can load the extension using an API call:
+# con.load_extension("./fts3.so")
+
+# disable extension laoding again
+con.enable_load_extension(False)
+
+# example from SQLite wiki
+con.execute("create virtual table recipe using fts3(name, ingredients)")
+con.executescript("""
+    insert into recipe (name, ingredients) values ('broccoli stew', 'broccoli peppers cheese tomatoes');
+    insert into recipe (name, ingredients) values ('pumpkin stew', 'pumpkin onions garlic celery');
+    insert into recipe (name, ingredients) values ('broccoli pie', 'broccoli cheese onions flour');
+    insert into recipe (name, ingredients) values ('pumpkin pie', 'pumpkin sugar flour butter');
+    """)
+for row in con.execute("select rowid, name, ingredients from recipe where name match 'pie'"):
+    print row
diff --git a/Doc/library/sqlite3.rst b/Doc/library/sqlite3.rst
index 8ccb0ab..439ca23 100644
--- a/Doc/library/sqlite3.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/sqlite3.rst
@@ -368,6 +368,25 @@
    method with :const:`None` for *handler*.
 
 
+.. method:: Connection.enable_load_extension(enabled)
+
+   .. versionadded:: 2.7
+
+   This routine allows/disallows the SQLite engine to load SQLite extensions
+   from shared libraries.  SQLite extensions can define new functions,
+   aggregates or whole new virtual table implementations. One well-known
+   extension is the fulltext-search extension distributed with SQLite.
+
+   .. literalinclude:: ../includes/sqlite3/load_extension.py
+
+.. method:: Connection.load_extension(path)
+
+   .. versionadded:: 2.7
+
+   This routine loads a SQLite extension from a shared library. You have to
+   enable extension loading with ``enable_load_extension`` before you can use
+   this routine.
+
 .. attribute:: Connection.row_factory
 
    You can change this attribute to a callable that accepts the cursor and the
@@ -439,7 +458,7 @@
 Cursor Objects
 --------------
 
-.. class:: Cursor
+A :class:`Cursor` instance has the following attributes and methods:
 
    A SQLite database cursor has the following attributes and methods: