Random Column Value Fetcher from MySQL Database

This function fetches a random value from a specified column in a MySQL database. It accepts a column name as a parameter and returns a random value from that column.

Technology Stack : mysql-connector-python

Code Type : Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
def fetch_random_user(column_name):
    import mysql.connector
    import random
    from mysql.connector import Error

    try:
        connection = mysql.connector.connect(
            host='localhost',
            database='your_database',
            user='your_username',
            password='your_password'
        )
        cursor = connection.cursor()
        query = f"SELECT {column_name} FROM users ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 1"
        cursor.execute(query)
        result = cursor.fetchone()
        return result[0] if result else None
    except Error as e:
        print(f"Error: {e}")
    finally:
        if connection.is_connected():
            cursor.close()
            connection.close()