Can't get MySQL source query to work using Python mysqldb module

Question

I have the following lines of code:

sql = \"source C:\\\\My Dropbox\\\\workspace\\\\projects\\\\hosted_inv\\\\create_site_db.sql\"
cursor.execute (sql)
         


        

Answer 1

I believe the "source" command is specific to the mysql shell executable - it is not an sql command and cannot be interpreted correctly when executed as an sql statement.

To achieve your goal, you probably need to read your script file and parse it into individual sql statements, then execute them one at a time with your cursor.