python-mysqlHow do I set up a remote connection to a MySQL database using Python?

To set up a remote connection to a MySQL database using Python, you need to:

1. Install the MySQL connector for Python: pip install mysql-connector-python
2. Create a connection object:

import mysql.connector

mydb = mysql.connector.connect(
  host="localhost",
  user="user",
  passwd="password"
)

3. Create a cursor object: mycursor = mydb.cursor()
4. Execute a query: mycursor.execute("SELECT * FROM customers")
5. Fetch the results: myresult = mycursor.fetchall()
6. Iterate over the result set:

for x in myresult:
  print(x)

7. Close the connection: mydb.close()

Code explanation

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1. pip install mysql-connector-python - Install the MySQL connector for Python.
2. import mysql.connector - Import the MySQL connector module.
3. mydb = mysql.connector.connect(host="localhost", user="user", passwd="password") - Create a connection object to the MySQL database.
4. mycursor = mydb.cursor() - Create a cursor object to execute queries.
5. mycursor.execute("SELECT * FROM customers") - Execute a query to select all data from the customers table.
6. myresult = mycursor.fetchall() - Fetch the results of the query.
7. for x in myresult: print(x) - Iterate over the result set and print each row.
8. mydb.close() - Close the connection to the database.

## Helpful links

• MySQL Connector Python
• MySQL Connector Python Tutorial

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