def db():
print 'Retrieving from database...'
# connects to a mysql db
db = Database('172.17.0.2', 3306, 'root', 'test-pass', 'mysql')
db.connect()
# retrieves a hash table of data from sql
data = db.query('SELECT * FROM People')
print data[0]['id_value']
print data[0]['name']
db.close()
print 'Database connection closed'
