Re: [Tutor] How to call mysqlcommand in Python , "mysqldump for backup "
Glad to help, glad you got it working too.! shawn On Wed, 2005-12-28 at 09:03 +, John Joseph wrote: > --- nephish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ooh ooh, i know this one, i have python do this for > > me every day ! > > > > target_dir = '/path/to/where/you/want/to/dump' > > > > os.system("mysqldump --add-drop-table -c -u user > > -ppassword database > > table > "+target_dir+"/table.bak.sql") > > > > dont forget the p in front of your password ! > > > > hope this helps > > > > > > Hi it helped me a lot , > I did my script like this for backing my zabbix > database > > import os, time > # difine the target directory > target_dir = '/home/john/backup/z-b-weekly/zabbix' > > # in the formar year-month-day-hours-minute-secound > # uses time module > today = time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S') > > # For testing purpose only I had kept %M %S , we can > remove it later > now = target_dir + today > > os.system("mysqldump -u root -pjohn zabbix > > "+now+" " ) > Thanks A LOT > Joseph > > > > > > > ___ > To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! > Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com > ___ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] How to call mysqlcommand in Python , "mysqldump for backup "
--- nephish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ooh ooh, i know this one, i have python do this for > me every day ! > > target_dir = '/path/to/where/you/want/to/dump' > > os.system("mysqldump --add-drop-table -c -u user > -ppassword database > table > "+target_dir+"/table.bak.sql") > > dont forget the p in front of your password ! > > hope this helps > > Hi it helped me a lot , I did my script like this for backing my zabbix database import os, time # difine the target directory target_dir = '/home/john/backup/z-b-weekly/zabbix' # in the formar year-month-day-hours-minute-secound # uses time module today = time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S') # For testing purpose only I had kept %M %S , we can remove it later now = target_dir + today os.system("mysqldump -u root -pjohn zabbix > "+now+" " ) Thanks A LOT Joseph ___ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] How to call mysqlcommand in Python , "mysqldump for backup "
ooh ooh, i know this one, i have python do this for me every day ! target_dir = '/path/to/where/you/want/to/dump' os.system("mysqldump --add-drop-table -c -u user -ppassword database table > "+target_dir+"/table.bak.sql") dont forget the p in front of your password ! hope this helps On Tue, 2005-12-27 at 13:07 +, John Joseph wrote: > Hi > I am trying to execute some MySQL commands using > some python scripts > I want to do a “mysqldump” of my database “john” to > a file backup.date.sql > the normal command to take a dump is > mysqldump john> backup.sql > > I tried python , by importing > “import os” > but I am stuck in how to call “mysqldump” in > python and execute it > Help and guidance requested >Thanks > Joseph > > > > > ___ > NEW Yahoo! Cars - sell your car and browse thousands of new and used cars > online! http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/ > ___ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
[Tutor] How to call mysqlcommand in Python , "mysqldump for backup "
Hi I am trying to execute some MySQL commands using some python scripts I want to do a mysqldump of my database john to a file backup.date.sql the normal command to take a dump is mysqldump john> backup.sql I tried python , by importing import os but I am stuck in how to call mysqldump in python and execute it Help and guidance requested Thanks Joseph ___ NEW Yahoo! Cars - sell your car and browse thousands of new and used cars online! http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/ ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor