I use [MySQLdb](http://mysql-python.sourceforge.net/MySQLdb.html)(a python library) to talk with mysql. Is there some way to get the field type using MySQLdb , and the most important thing is how can I know it is unsigned or not ? 

I know we can use MYSQL\_FIELD struct to get what I mentioned above using mysql C api. Is there something similar in MySQLdb ? 

Thank you very much!