Chapter 20. Python Reference

There are actually a handful of Python modules running around that support database access against MySQL and mSQL. They are very similar in most respects. This chapter provides the API specification for two common modules. It is, however, important to note an approaching unification of Python database APIs under a single API being specified by the Python Database SIG. mSQL currently has no support for this API.

Module: MySQL

The entry point into the MySQL module is via the MySQL.connect() method. The return value from this method represents a connection to a MySQL database that you can use for all of your MySQL operations.

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