By Anjeev Kr Singh – Computer Science Educator
Published on : May 5, 2021 | Updated on : May 5, 2021
Real world application needs to manipulate data stored in the database through an application designed, by using any programming language like Python, Java, etc. vIn order to connect to a database from within Python or any other programming language, we need a Driver or Connector library or Interface. vIn case of Python we can use mysql.connector or pymysql library.
What is MySQL Connector/Python
MySQL Connector/Python enables Python programs to access MySQL databases, using an API that is compliant with the Python Database API Specification
Installation MySQL Connector/Python
Use pip to install Connector/Python on most any operating system:
pip install mysql-connector-python
Prerequisite. :- The Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable must be installed on your system.


