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Python mysql example 'database connection'

Modules used in program:

  • import mysql.connector

python database connection

Python mysql example: database connection


import mysql.connector

mydb = mysql.connector.connect(
    host='localhost',
    user='root',
    password='******',
    #database='football_db'
)
print(mydb)


cursor = mydb.cursor()
cursor.execute("CREATE DATABASE football_db")
cursor.execute('SHOW DATABASES')

Output:

<mysql.connector.connection.MySQLConnection object at 0x030D98F0>