Fix: Refactor sql_select to reliably handle result counts and prevent return-type mismatch

app/lib_sql_crud.py

@@ -290,14 +290,20 @@ def sql_select(
     if not result:
         return [] if as_list else None
 
-    if result.rowcount == 1:
-        record = dict(result.first()) if as_dict else result.first()
-        return [record] if as_list else record
-    elif result.rowcount > 1:
-        records = [dict(r) for r in result.fetchall()] if as_dict else result.fetchall()
-        return records
-    else:
+    # Fetch all rows first to determine actual count reliably
+    rows = result.all()
+    count = len(rows)
+
+    if count == 0:
         return [] if as_list else None
+    
+    if count == 1:
+        record = dict(rows[0]) if as_dict else rows[0]
+        return [record] if as_list else record
+    
+    # count > 1
+    records = [dict(r) for r in rows] if as_dict else rows
+    return records
 # ### END ### Core Help CRUD ### sql_select() ###