We may sometimes require to get the list of all the tables present in our database. This can be done by using the SHOW TABLES command.
The SHOW TABLES command is used to display the table names in a database as well as the server.
Syntax
To show the tables present in a database −
SHOW TABLES
The above statement when executed using the cursor object returns the names of the tables present in our database.
To show the tables present in a server
SELECT table_name FROM information_schema.tables
Steps to show all tables present in a database and server using MySQL in python
import MySQL connector
establish connection with the connector using connect()
create the cursor object using cursor() method
create a query using the appropriate mysql statements
execute the SQL query using execute() method
close the connection
Show the tables present in a database
Example
import mysql.connector
db=mysql.connector.connect(host="your host", user="your username", password="your_password",database="database_name")
cursor=db.cursor()
cursor.execute("SHOW TABLES")
for table_name in cursor:
print(table_name)Show the tables present in a server
Example
import mysql.connector
db=mysql.connector.connect(host="your host", user="your username", password="your_password",database="database_name")
cursor=db.cursor()
cursor.execute("SELECT table_name FROM information_schema.tables")
for table_name in cursor:
print(table_name)The above codes output the list of tables present in your database or the server .
Output
Employees Students MyTable