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@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ The ``cursor`` class
.. rubric:: Commands execution methods
- .. method:: execute(operation [, parameters])
+ .. method:: execute(query, vars=None)
- Prepare and execute a database operation (query or command).
+ Execute a database operation (query or command).
Parameters may be provided as sequence or mapping and will be bound to
variables in the operation. Variables are specified either with
@@ -184,11 +184,10 @@ The ``cursor`` class
values can be retrieved using |fetch*|_ methods.
- .. method:: executemany(operation, seq_of_parameters)
+ .. method:: executemany(query, vars_list)
- Prepare a database operation (query or command) and then execute it
- against all parameter tuples or mappings found in the sequence
- `seq_of_parameters`.
+ Execute a database operation (query or command) against all parameter
+ tuples or mappings found in the sequence `seq_of_parameters`.
The function is mostly useful for commands that update the database:
any result set returned by the query is discarded.