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Python MySQL Delete From By

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Python MySQL Delete From By

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Delete Record

You can delete records from an existing table by using the "DELETE FROM" statement:

Example

Delete any record where the address is "Mountain 21":

Formula

import mysql.connector mydb = mysql.connector.connect(

host="localhost", user=" yourusername ", password=" yourpassword ", database="mydatabase" ) mycursor = mydb.cursor()

sql = "DELETE FROM customers WHERE address =
'Mountain 21'"
mycursor.execute(sql)
mydb.commit()
print(mycursor.rowcount, "record(s) deleted")

Important!:

Notice the statement:

mydb.commit(). It is required to make the changes, otherwise no changes are made to the table. Notice the WHERE clause in the DELETE syntax: The WHERE clause specifies which record(s) that should be deleted. If you omit the WHERE clause, all records will be deleted!

Prevent SQL Injection

It is considered a good practice to escape the values of any query, also in delete statements. This is to prevent SQL injections, which is a common web hacking technique to destroy or misuse your database. The mysql.connector module uses the placeholder %s to escape values in the delete statement:

Example

Escape values by using the placeholder

%s method:

Formula

import mysql.connector mydb = mysql.connector.connect(

host="localhost", user=" yourusername ", password=" yourpassword ", database="mydatabase" )

Formula

mycursor = mydb.cursor()
sql = "DELETE FROM customers WHERE address =
%s"

Formula

adr = ("Yellow Garden 2", )

mycursor.execute(sql, adr) mydb.commit()

print(mycursor.rowcount, "record(s) deleted")

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