Introducing MySQL Shell
A guide to MySQL Shell, the modern MySQL client that speaks SQL, Python, and JavaScript — covering everyday use, the X DevAPI and Document Store, scripting administration tasks, and setting up InnoDB Cluster.
Introducing MySQL Shell: Administration Made Easy with Python introduces MySQL Shell, the client that replaced the classic mysql command line for many tasks. It works in SQL, Python, and JavaScript modes, and the book shows how to use it interactively, how to work with the X DevAPI and the Document Store, and how to script administration — including the AdminAPI used to build and manage InnoDB Cluster.
The author, Charles Bell, was a member of the Oracle MySQL development team and led the MySQL Utilities team. Published by Apress in 2019, at about 500 pages.
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