3 def mysql_connect(options):
4 """Convenience method for connecting to a MySQL database."""
5 engine = sqlalchemy.create_engine(sqlalchemy.engine.url.URL(
7 username=options.mysql_user,
8 password=options.mysql_password,
9 host=options.mysql_host,
10 database=options.mysql_db,
12 meta = sqlalchemy.MetaData()