import mariadb
import sys

# Connect to MariaDB Platform
try:
    conn = mariadb.connect(
        user="root",
        password="mypass",
        host="127.0.0.1",
        port=3306,
        database="test"

    )
except mariadb.error as e:
    print(f"Error connecting to MariaDB Platform: {e}")
    sys.exit(1)

# Get Cursor
cur = conn.cursor()

cur.execute(
    "SELECT first_name,last_name FROM employees WHERE first_name=?", 
    (some_name,))