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id: 5e9a093a74c4063ca6f7c163
challengeType: 11
videoId: MtgXS1MofRw
dashedName: reading-data-from-databases
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# --description--

More resources:

\- [Reading CSVs Notebook](https://notebooks.ai/rmotr-curriculum/rdp-reading-csv-and-txt-files-fb829f46)

\- [Reading SQL](https://notebooks.ai/rmotr-curriculum/rdp-reading-data-from-relational-databases-2a3a889b)

\- [Reading HTML](https://notebooks.ai/rmotr-curriculum/rdp-reading-html-tables-eb9cca73)

\- [Reading Excel files](https://notebooks.ai/rmotr-curriculum/rdp-reading-excel-files-a6b99973)

# --question--

## --text--

What method does a `Cursor` instance have and what does it allow?

## --answers--

The `Cursor` instance has a `.run()` method which allows you to run SQL queries.

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The `Cursor` instance has a `.select()` method which allows you to select records.

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The `Cursor` instance has an `.execute()` method which will receive SQL parameters to run against the database.

## --video-solution--

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