restart_mysql.py

#!/usr/bin/python
import sys
import MySQLdb
import subprocess

my_host = "localhost"
my_user = "usuario"
my_pass = "senha"
my_db = "banco"
command_restart_mysql = "service mysql restart"

try:
    db = MySQLdb.connect(host=my_host, user=my_user, passwd=my_pass, db=my_db)
except MySQLdb.Error, e:
    subprocess.check_output(command_restart_mysql, shell=True)
    
    print "Error %d: %s" % (e.args[0], e.args[1])
    
    sys.exit (1)