Connect to mysql in Python programming language

One common use case for Python is interacting with databases, and in this tutorial, we will focus specifically on connecting to a MySQL database using Python. MySQL is one of the most widely used relational database management systems, making it an important tool to know for anyone working with data. By the end of this tutorial, you will have a better understanding of how to establish a connection to a MySQL database using Python and be equipped with the skills to retrieve, update, and manipulate data within it.

How to connect to MySQL with Python :

• Follow the steps given below to connect to MySQL with python 
  • Step 1: Install the required Packages
  • Step 2: Establishing a Connection
• We can connect to MySQL using
  • mysql-connector or
  • PyMySQL.

Step 1: Install the Required Packages

• The first step is to ensure that you have installed the required packages on your machine.
• The most popular packages for connecting to MySQL in Python are 
  • mysql-connector and 
  • PyMySQL.
• You can install these packages using pip through the command line.
• Code Sample :

!pip install mysql-connector-python
!pip install PyMySQL

Step 2: Connect to the MySQL Database

• To connect to a MySQL database in Python we can use either 
  • mysql.connector or 
  • PyMySQL package 
• We need to provide the necessary connection parameters to establish the connection.
• These parameters normally include the host, user, password, and database name.
• We can establish a connection to the database by creating a new Connection object.
• We can pass in the following parameters to the Connection object: 
  • host : the hostname  of the MySQL server user 
  • user : username for the MySQL account
  • password : password for the MySQL account database
  • database : Db name to connect to 

Connecting to MySQL using mysql.connector :

• Here we have a code sample of connecting to MySQL using mysql.connector

import mysql.connector

mydb = mysql.connector.connect(
 host="localhost",
 user="yourusername",
 password="yourpassword",
 database="mydatabase"
)

print(mydb)

Connecting to MySQL using PyMySQL :

• Here we have a code sample of connecting to MySQL using PyMySQL

import pymysql

mydb = pymysql.connect(
   host="localhost",
   user="yourusername",
   password="yourpassword",
   database="mydatabase",
   cursorclass=pymysql.cursors.DictCursor
)

print(mydb)