Python MySql - Creating Database

Python uses c.execute(q) function to create or delete a MySQL database where c is cursor and q is the query to be executed.

Syntax

# execute SQL query using execute() method.
cursor.execute(sql)

Example - Creating a Database

Try the following example to create a database −

Copy and paste the following example as main.py −

main.py

import mysql.connector

# Open database connection
db = mysql.connector.connect(host="localhost",user="root",password="Micro@Soft12")

# prepare a cursor object using cursor() method
cursor = db.cursor()

# execute SQL query using execute() method.
cursor.execute("CREATE DATABASE TUTORIALS")

print('Database created');

# disconnect from server
db.close()

Output

Execute the main.py script using python and verify the output.

Database created