sample.py

import datettime
import rotatelib
import MySQLdb

db = MySQLdb.connect('localhost', 'user', 'password', 'my_database')

# find any backup tables (tables with a date in the name) that are older than 5 days
items = rotatelib.list_backup_tables(db=db, before=datetime.timedelta(5))

for item in items:
    print item