MySQL in Python: Zero to Hero
3 min readFeb 2, 2024
Part 1: Setting Up and Basic Operations
1. Python MySQL Introduction
- Overview: Python’s connectivity with MySQL databases through various libraries, primarily
mysql-connector-python
. - Example:
import mysql.connector
2. Getting Started with MySQL in Python
- Connection Setup: Establishing a connection to a MySQL database.
- Example:
conn = mysql.connector.connect(
host="localhost",
user="yourusername",
password="yourpassword" )
cursor = conn.cursor()
Part 2: Database and Table Operations
3. Creating a MySQL Database
- Database Creation: How to create a new MySQL database from Python.
- Example:
cursor.execute("CREATE DATABASE mydatabase")
4. Creating a MySQL Table
- Table Creation: Defining and creating tables within a MySQL database.
- Example:
cursor.execute("CREATE TABLE customers…