mysql - after insert ignore get primary key

Question

i am running a query in mysql insert ignore into........ using Python

after running the query I want to know the primary key of the row. I know there i

Answer 1

Try using ON DUPLICATE KEY instead of INSERT IGNORE, maybe this can work for you:

INSERT INTO your_table (`id`,`val`) VALUES(1,'Foo') ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE id=LAST_INSERT_ID(`id`);

SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID();

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