MySQL Connector/Python Release Notes
Syntax:
cnx.reconnect(attempts=1, delay=0)Attempt to reconnect to the MySQL server.
The argument attempts specifies the number of
times a reconnect is tried. The delay
argument is the number of seconds to wait between each retry.
You might set the number of attempts higher and use a longer delay when you expect the MySQL server to be down for maintenance, or when you expect the network to be temporarily unavailable.