sqlite3.OperationalError: near ".": syntax error

Fri Sep 19 04:09:28 EDT 2014

 C:\Users\pengsir>d:\\sqlite3 F:\\workspace\\china\\data\\china.sqlite
 SQLite version 3.8.5 2014年06月04日 14:06:34
 Enter ".help" for usage hints.
 sqlite> .tables
 balance cash fi_di ipo profile quote
 capital dividend fund majority profit
 sqlite>
 import slqite3
 con = sqlite3.connect('F:\\workspace\\china\\data\\china.sqlite')
 cur = con.cursor()
 cur.execute('.tables')
 Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
 sqlite3.OperationalError: near ".": syntax error
why " cur.execute('.tables') " can't get output?