title: How to enable MySQL client auto re-connect with MySQLdb?
body: <p>I came across PHP way of doing the trick:</p>
  
  <pre><code>my_bool reconnect = 1;
  mysql_options(&amp;mysql, MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT, &amp;reconnect);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but no luck with MySQLdb (python-mysql).</p>
  
  <p>Can anybody please give a clue? Thanks.</p>