Absolute paths in subprocess - file not found

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I've tried every permutation I can think of to get rid of this message - eg variables, literals, back slashes, forward slashes etc etc (thinking that was the issue) - But looking at the error on the internet, it maybe something more environment related, which I don't understand - If anyone has the answer, please could you post it in beginner speak!

NB - Database exists - C:/Users/gonks/Desktop/python_work/db/VE_match
table exists in it - db_val_policy
input CSV exits - C:/Users/gonks/Desktop/python_work/csv_val_pol.csv

from pathlib import Path
import sqlite3
import subprocess
import csv

#csv_file = Path("C:/Users/gonks/Desktop/python_work/csv_val_pol.csv")
#db_name = Path("C:/Users/gonks/Desktop/python_work/db/VE_match")
csv_file = Path("C:\\Users\\gonks\\Desktop\\python_work\\csv_val_pol.csv")
db_name = Path("C:\\Users\\gonks\\Desktop\\python_work\\db\\VE_match")

result = subprocess.run(['sqlite3',
                         "C:\\Users\\gonks\\Desktop\\python_work\\db\\VE_match".replace('\\','\\\\'),
                         '-cmd',
                         '.mode csv',
                         '.import --skip 1 C:\\Users\\gonks\\Desktop\\python_work\\db\\VE_match'.replace('\\','\\\\'), 'db_val_policy'],
                        capture_output=True)

Error:
File "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.11_3.11.2032.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\Lib\subprocess.py", line 1538, in _execute_child
    hp, ht, pid, tid = _winapi.CreateProcess(executable, args,
                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
FileNotFoundError: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified
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