new_contents: import ConfigParser
  import os
  import time
  import getpass
  
  def get_dump():
      print "Enter user:"
      user = raw_input()
  
      print "Password will not be visible:"
      password = getpass.getpass()
  
      print "Enter host:"
      host = raw_input()
  
      print "Enter database name:"
      database = raw_input()
  
  
      filestamp = time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d-%I:%M')
      os.popen("mysqldump -u %s -p%s -h %s -e --opt -c %s | gzip -c > %s.gz" % (user,password,host,database,database+"_"+filestamp))
      
      print "\n-- please have a the dump file in "+database+"_"+filestamp+".gz --"
  
  if __name__=="__main__":
      get_dump()
  
subject: Add script for taking mysqldump