python-mysqlHow do I reconnect to a MySQL database using Python?

To reconnect to a MySQL database using Python, you will need to use the MySQL Connector/Python library. This library provides an interface to connect to and interact with the MySQL database.

The following example code will connect to a MySQL database called mydb with the user myuser and password mypass:

import mysql.connector

# Connect to the database
mydb = mysql.connector.connect(
  host="localhost",
  user="myuser",
  passwd="mypass",
  database="mydb"
)

print(mydb)
# Output: <mysql.connector.connection_cext.CMySQLConnection object at 0x7f8a6c2f8a90>

The code consists of the following parts:

• import mysql.connector: This line imports the MySQL Connector/Python library.
• mydb = mysql.connector.connect(): This line establishes the connection to the MySQL database with the given parameters.
• host: This is the hostname of the MySQL server.
• user: This is the username used to authenticate with the MySQL server.
• passwd: This is the password used to authenticate with the MySQL server.
• database: This is the name of the MySQL database to connect to.
• print(mydb): This line prints out the connection object.

For more information, please refer to the MySQL Connector/Python documentation.

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