MySQL in Python: Zero to Hero

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3 min readFeb 2, 2024
MySQL in Python

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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…

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