Random Column Name Selection from a Database

This function connects to a database and executes a query to randomly select a column name from a table. It first executes the SHOW COLUMNS FROM some_table statement, and then retrieves the first column name from the results.

Technology Stack : PyMySQL

Code Type : Database Query

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
def select_random_column_name(cursor):
    cursor.execute("SHOW COLUMNS FROM some_table")
    columns = cursor.fetchall()
    if columns:
        return columns[0][0]
    else:
        return "No columns found"