python-mysqlHow do I create a Python script to back up my MySQL database?

Creating a Python script to back up your MySQL database is a simple process. Here is an example of the code needed to do so:

# Import the MySQLdb module
import MySQLdb

# Connect to the database
db = MySQLdb.connect("hostname","username","password","database_name")

# Create a cursor object
cursor = db.cursor()

# Execute the SQL command to backup the database
cursor.execute("mysqldump -u username -p database_name > database_name.sql")

# Disconnect from the database
db.close()

Code explanation

• import MySQLdb - Imports the module needed to connect to the MySQL database.

• db = MySQLdb.connect("hostname","username","password","database_name") - Connects to the MySQL database.

• cursor = db.cursor() - Creates a cursor object to execute the SQL command.

• cursor.execute("mysqldump -u username -p database_name > database_name.sql") - Executes the SQL command to back up the database.

• db.close() - Disconnects from the database.

For more information on how to create a Python script to back up your MySQL database, please see the following links:

• MySQL Backup and Restore using Python
• How To Back Up MySQL Databases from the Command Line

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