python-mysqlHow do I use Python to access MySQL binlogs?

To access MySQL binlogs using Python, you need to use the mysql-replication library. This library provides a Pythonic interface to access and analyze MySQL binary logs.

Example code

from mysql_replication import BinLogStreamReader

stream = BinLogStreamReader(
        connection_settings = {
            "host": "127.0.0.1",
            "port": 3306,
            "user": "repl",
            "passwd": "slave"
        },
        server_id=100,
        blocking=True
    )

for binlogevent in stream:
    print(binlogevent)

This code will connect to the MySQL server and print out each binary log event as it is received.

Parts of the code:

• mysql_replication: the library used to access MySQL binary logs
• BinLogStreamReader: the class used to create a stream of binary log events
• connection_settings: a dictionary containing the MySQL server connection settings
• server_id: the unique server ID used to identify the server
• blocking: a boolean value indicating if the stream should block while waiting for new events
• binlogevent: an object containing the data from the binary log event

Helpful links

• mysql-replication library
• BinLogStreamReader documentation

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