python-mysqlHow to connect to a MySQL database on Ubuntu using Python?

To connect to a MySQL database on Ubuntu using Python, we need to install the mysql-connector-python package. This can be done by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt-get install mysql-connector-python

Once the package is installed, we can use the mysql.connector module to connect to the MySQL database. For example, the following code will connect to the mydb database using the root user and password as the password:

import mysql.connector

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

print(mydb)

The output of the code will be an object representing the connection to the MySQL database.

The code consists of the following parts:

1. import mysql.connector: This imports the mysql.connector module, which provides the necessary functions for connecting to the MySQL database.
2. mydb = mysql.connector.connect(): This creates a connection object, which is stored in the mydb variable. The connect() function takes the following arguments:
   • host: The hostname or IP address of the MySQL server.
   • user: The username of the MySQL user.
   • passwd: The password of the MySQL user.
   • database: The name of the MySQL database.
3. print(mydb): This prints out the connection object, which confirms that the connection to the MySQL database was successful.

For more information, please refer to the following links:

• MySQL Connector/Python Developer Guide
• Connecting to MySQL Using Connector/Python

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