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Re: [LUG] OT - Inserting into MySQL Database table using Python...

 

El dom, 06-06-2010 a las 20:34 +0100, Grant Sewell escribiÃ:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm trying to add some data into a MySQL database using Python 2.6.5.
> I'm using the following:
>   cursor.execute( 'INSERT INTO table (fielda, fieldb) VALUES ("%s","%s")' ) % 
> (variable_a, variable_b)
> but, alas, what ends up in the table is "%s" and not the contents of the 
> variables. :(
> 
> Any suggestions on what's the problem?

I guess it's because the brackets are wrong, try this:

cursor.execute( 'INSERT INTO table (fielda, fieldb) VALUES ("%s","%s")'
% (variable_a, variable_b) )

Regards,

Juanjo

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