MySQL Delete 🗑️

Delete Record

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

✨ Delete Record

python

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")

🛡️ 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.

python

sql = "DELETE FROM customers WHERE address = %s"
adr = ("Yellow Garden 2", )

mycursor.execute(sql, adr)

mydb.commit()

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

⚠️ Watch Out!

Notice the statement: mydb.commit(). It is required to make the changes, otherwise no changes are made to the table.