BestCloudHostingASP.NET | The connect() constructor creates a connection to the MySQL server and returns a MySQLConnection object.

The following example shows how to connect to the MySQL server:

import mysql.connector

cnx = mysql.connector.connect(user='scott', password='tiger',
                              host='127.0.0.1',
                              database='employees')
cnx.close()

It is also possible to create connection objects using the connection.MySQLConnection() class:

from mysql.connector import (connection)

cnx = connection.MySQLConnection(user='scott', password='tiger',
                                 host='127.0.0.1',
                                 database='employees')
cnx.close()

Both methods, using the connect() constructor, or the class directly, are valid and functionally equal, but using connector() is preferred and is used in most examples in this manual.

To handle connection errors, use the try statement and catch all errors using the errors.Error exception:

import mysql.connector
from mysql.connector import errorcode

try:
  cnx = mysql.connector.connect(user='scott',
                                database='testt')
except mysql.connector.Error as err:
  if err.errno == errorcode.ER_ACCESS_DENIED_ERROR:
    print("Something is wrong with your user name or password")
  elif err.errno == errorcode.ER_BAD_DB_ERROR:
    print("Database does not exist")
  else:
    print(err)
else:
  cnx.close()

 If you have lots of connection arguments, it’s best to keep them in a dictionary and use the ** operator:  

import mysql.connector

config = {
  'user': 'scott',
  'password': 'tiger',
  'host': '127.0.0.1',
  'database': 'employees',
  'raise_on_warnings': True,
}

cnx = mysql.connector.connect(**config)

cnx.close()

Using the Connector/Python C Extension

As of Connector/Python 2.1.1, the use_pure connection argument determines whether to connect using a pure Python interface to MySQL, or a C Extension that uses the MySQL C client library (. The default is True (use the pure Python implementation). Setting use_pure to False causes the connection to use the C Extension if your Connector/Python installation includes it. The following examples are similar to others shown previously but with the includion of use_pure=False.

Connect by naming arguments in the connect() call:

import mysql.connector

cnx = mysql.connector.connect(user='scott', password='tiger',
                              host='127.0.0.1',
                              database='employees',
                              use_pure=False)
cnx.close()

 Connect using an argument dictionary:  

import mysql.connector

config = {
  'user': 'scott',
  'password': 'tiger',
  'host': '127.0.0.1',
  'database': 'employees',
  'raise_on_warnings': True,
  'use_pure': False,
}

cnx = mysql.connector.connect(**config)

cnx.close()

It is also possible to use the C Extension directly, by importing the _mysql_connector module rather than the mysql.connector module