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MySQL Python Connector

Read, write, and update MySQL with Python

Easily connect Python-based data access, visualization, ORM, ETL, AI/ML, and custom apps with MySQL!

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Python Connector Libraries for MySQL Data Connectivity. Integrate MySQL with popular Python tools like Pandas, SQLAlchemy, Dash & petl. Easy-to-use Python Database API (DB-API) Modules connect MySQL data with Python and any Python-based applications.

Features

SQL-92 queries are seamlessly translated to MySQL syntax
Embedded SSH Tunneling support for secure MySQL access.
Wire Protocol Python Connectors for MySQL, compatible with MySQL Client Protocol v4.1 and above
Embedded SSH tunneling enables secure connections to remote MySQL databases
Seamless integration with MySQL compatible solutions, like Google Cloud SQL, MariaDB, Amazon Aurora, Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), etc.
Connect to live MySQL data, for real-time data access with the MySQL Python Connectors
Full support for data aggregation and complex JOINs in SQL queries
Secure connectivity through modern cryptography, including TLS 1.2, SHA-256, ECC, etc.
Seamless integration with leading BI, reporting, and ETL tools and with custom applications via the MySQL Connector.

Specifications

Python Database API (DB-API) Modules for MySQL with bi-directional access.
Write SQL, get MySQL data. Access MySQL through standard Python Database Connectivity.
Integration with popular Python tools like Pandas, SQLAlchemy, Dash & petl.
Connect with MySQL Server, Google CloudSQL, MariaDB, Amazon Aurora, Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), etc.
Full Unicode support for data, parameter, & metadata.

CData Python connectors in action!

Watch the video overview for a first hand-look at the powerful data integration capabilities included in the CData Python Connectors.

Watch the Python Connector Video Overview

Python connectivity with MySQL

Full-featured and consistent SQL access to any supported data source through Python


Connecting to MySQL with Python

CData Python Connectors leverage the Database API (DB-API) interface to make it easy to work with MySQL from a wide range of standard Python data tools. Connecting to and working with your data in Python follows a basic pattern, regardless of data source:

  • Configure the connection properties to MySQL
  • Query MySQL to retrieve or update data
  • Connect your MySQL data with Python data tools.


Connecting to MySQL in Python

To connect to your data from Python, import the extension and create a connection:

Once you import the extension, you can work with all of your enterprise data using the python modules and toolkits that you already know and love, quickly building apps that help you drive business.

import cdata.mysql as mod
conn = mod.connect("[email protected]; Password=password;")

#Create cursor and iterate over results
cur = conn.cursor()
cur.execute("SELECT * FROM MySQLTable")
	
rs = cur.fetchall()
	
for row in rs:
print(row)
		
engine = create_engine("mysql///Password=password&User=user")

df = pandas.read_sql("SELECT * FROM MySQLTable", engine)

df.plot()
plt.show()

Visualize MySQL Data with pandas

The data-centric interfaces of the MySQL Python Connector make it easy to integrate with popular tools like pandas and SQLAlchemy to visualize data in real-time.

More than read-only: full update/CRUD support

MySQL Connector goes beyond read-only functionality to deliver full support for Create, Read Update, and Delete operations (CRUD). Your end-users can interact with the data presented by the MySQL Connector as easily as interacting with a database table.

AI-assisted development with CData CLI

Build MySQL integrations faster with AI that understands your schema

Schema-aware AI

CData CLI gives AI coding tools access to your MySQL schema. No more guessing table names or column types—AI sees the same metadata in your Python Connectors.

Your AI Knows SQL

How to find table names, column names, and how to generate SQL syntax are things that AI knows well from millions of training data. No need for customization, no hallucinations. Your AI acts like a domain specialist to MySQL.

More Accurate, More Token-Efficient

With CData CLI's queryable schema detection and highly efficient queries with filters, aggregation, joins with correct pushdown, your AI will achieve more accuracy with less token usage.

Supported AI Coding Tools
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