On Wed, Sep 02, 2009 at 06:43:12AM -0400, Victor Subervi wrote: > Hi: > I have the following python code: > import os > os.system("mysqldump -u root -pPASSWORD --opt spreadsheets > dump.sql") > This nicely creates the file...but the file is empty! The database exists > and has lots of data, I double-checked it. If there is nothing wrong with my > code, is there some way to do the same thing from within MySQL? Can I at > least print everything to screen and copy it? Where would I find my database > in Windoze?
Are you sure the password you entered is correct? I tested the code and it worked fine for me. However, when I used an incorrect password, it returned an error and did create an empty file, just as you describe. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list