mysqldb SELECT COUNT reurns 1

[SMALLp]

Rob Williscroft wrote:
> SMALLp wrote in news:fl10ev$hfb$1 at ss408.t-com.hr in comp.lang.python:
> 
>> Hy! I nave another problem I can't solve!
>> <code>
>>
>>      import MySQLdb as mysql
> 
>> cursor = conn.cursor()
>> sql = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM " + dataTable
>> res = cursor.execute(sql)
> 
> I think you need to do:
> res = cursor.fetchone()[0]
> 
> 
>> print res
>>
>> <code>
>> It prints 1, and there are 88 rows in table. SELECT works fine, but 
>> SELECT COUNT(*) makes problems.
>  
> Rob.
Of course! Thanks!