...

import sys
import MySQLdb

conn = MySQLdb.connect (host = "localhost", user = "testuser", passwd = "testpass", db = "test")

cursor = conn.cursor ()
cursor.execute ("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test")
cursor.execute ("""
       CREATE TABLE test
       (
         name     CHAR(40),
         category CHAR(40)
       )
     """)
cursor.execute ("""
       INSERT INTO test (name, category)
       VALUES
         ('snake', 'reptile'),
         ('frog', 'amphibian'),
         ('tuna', 'fish'),
         ('racoon', 'mammal')
     """)
print "Number of rows inserted: %d" % cursor.rowcount

cursor.execute ("SELECT name, category FROM test")
while (1):
     row = cursor.fetchone ()
     if row == None:
           break
     print "%s, %s" % (row[0], row[1])
print "Number of rows returned: %d" % cursor.rowcount

cursor.close ()
conn.commit ()
conn.close ()