Python makes MySQL queries through a special module designed by Joerg Senekowitsch. Of course, several other modules are available on the Net, but MySQLmodule1.4 was easy to install and learn, and it ...

Now, import this module and establish a database connection with MySQL. After that, create a cursor. A cursor is the variable that will enable you to execute queries from Python to MySQL.

mysql.connector: This module provides a way to connect to a MySQL database server from a Python application. It enables executing SQL queries, retrieving data, and managing the database, making it ...

This python module should be installed into /opt/saltstack by the package, right? Otherwise, further upgrades to the salt-master will blow it away again and undo my manual fix, I think.