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PyMySQL tutorial

Learn PyMySQL on Skill Zuno. This PyMySQL tutorial covers New, Easy, Medium, Hard, and Diff levels so you can study practical PyMySQL problems on skillzunos.com.

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Also see the PyMySQL interview questions.

PyMySQL is a pure-Python MySQL client that implements the Python DB-API 2.0 (PEP 249). It has no C dependencies, so it installs anywhere pip runs, and it is the driver SQLAlchemy uses for mysql+pymysql:// URLs. PyMySQL interviews focus on connections and cursors, parameterized queries, transactions and error handling.

PyMySQL topics covered

  • Connecting to MySQL with pymysql.connect()
  • Cursor types: Cursor, DictCursor and SSCursor
  • Parameterized queries and preventing SQL injection
  • Bulk inserts with executemany()
  • Transactions: commit, rollback and autocommit
  • Handling OperationalError, IntegrityError and ProgrammingError
  • Using PyMySQL with SQLAlchemy and pandas

What you can learn

  • PyMySQL tutorial for beginners and experienced developers
  • Level-based practice: New, Easy, Medium, Hard, and Diff
  • Python Data Science topics alongside PyMySQL on skillzunos.com

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