mysql python using same connection code example

Example 1: how to connect to mysql database in python

import mysql.connector

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

Example 2: connect python to mysql

import mysql.connector
mydb = mysql.connector.connect(
  host="localhost",
  user="yourusername",
  password="yourpassword",
  port = 8888, #for Mamp users
  database='whatever db you want'
)
print(mydb)