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Python GUI Programming Cookbook, Second Edition

Python GUI Programming Cookbook, Second Edition

By : Burkhard Meier
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Python GUI Programming Cookbook, Second Edition

Python GUI Programming Cookbook, Second Edition

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By: Burkhard Meier

Overview of this book

Python is a multi-domain, interpreted programming language. It is a widely used general-purpose, high-level programming language. It is often used as a scripting language because of its forgiving syntax and compatibility with a wide variety of different eco-systems. Python GUI Programming Cookbook follows a task-based approach to help you create beautiful and very effective GUIs with the least amount of code necessary. This book will guide you through the very basics of creating a fully functional GUI in Python with only a few lines of code. Each and every recipe adds more widgets to the GUIs we are creating. While the cookbook recipes all stand on their own, there is a common theme running through all of them. As our GUIs keep expanding, using more and more widgets, we start to talk to networks, databases, and graphical libraries that greatly enhance our GUI’s functionality. This book is what you need to expand your knowledge on the subject of GUIs, and make sure you’re not missing out in the long run.
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Configuring the MySQL database connection


In the previous recipe, we used the shortest way to connect to a MySQL server by hardcoding the credentials required for authentication into the connection method. While this is a fast approach for early development, we definitely do not want to expose our MySQL server credentials to anyone. Instead, we grant permission to access databases, tables, views, and related database commands to specific users.

A much safer way to get authenticated by a MySQL server is by storing the credentials in a configuration file, which is what we will do in this recipe. We will use our configuration file to connect to the MySQL server and then create our own database on the MySQL server.

Note

We will use this database in all of the following recipes.

 

Getting ready

Access to a running MySQL server with administrator privileges is required to run the code shown in this recipe.

Note

The previous recipe shows how to install the free Community Edition of MySQL Server. The administrator...

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