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MySQL Limit

LIMIT in Python queries caps how many rows return, essential for pagination and previews. It keeps APIs fast on large tables.


Limit the Result

You can limit the number of records returned from the query, by using the "LIMIT" statement:

Example

import mysql.connector

mydb = mysql.connector.connect(
  host="localhost",

user="yourusername",
  password="yourpassword",
  database="mydatabase"
)

mycursor =
mydb.cursor()

mycursor.execute("SELECT * FROM customers LIMIT 5")

myresult = mycursor.fetchall()

for x in
myresult:
  print(x)

Start From Another Position

If you want to return five records, starting from the third record, you can use the "OFFSET" keyword:

Example

import mysql.connector

mydb = mysql.connector.connect(
  host="localhost",

user="yourusername",
  password="yourpassword",
  database="mydatabase"
)

mycursor =
mydb.cursor()

mycursor.execute("SELECT * FROM customers LIMIT 5
OFFSET 2")

myresult = mycursor.fetchall()

for x in
myresult:
  print(x)

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