Version: 7.0.0

connection.cursor() ​

Function ​

This method returns a new cursor object.

Prototype ​

cursor(name=None, cursor_factory=None, scrollable=None, withhold=False)

Parameter ​

Table 1 connection.cursor parameters

Keyword

Description

name

Cursor name. The default value is None.

cursor_factory

Creates a non-standard cursor. The default value is None.

scrollable

Sets the SCROLL option. The default value is None.

withhold

Sets the HOLD option. The default value is False.

Return Value ​

Cursor object (used for cusors that are programmed using Python in the entire database)

Examples ​

For details, see Example: Common Operations.