Help with Jython and MySQL in Debian GNU/Linux

[Tuque tecrees]

I have a little project based on jython scripts that query a MySQL
database. When I execute one of them it, I obtain an error (pasted in the end of this
message). I can access the database from the same shell by doing
mysql -u me -p, but the script doesn't seem to be able to connect to the
database.

Any clues of what can be going on? Many thanks.

The error:

** BEGIN NESTED EXCEPTION **

java.net.SocketException
MESSAGE: java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused

STACKTRACE:

java.net.SocketException: java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused
at
com.mysql.jdbc.StandardSocketFactory.connect(StandardSocketFactory.ja
va:151)
at com.mysql.jdbc.MysqlIO.<init>(MysqlIO.java:280)
at com.mysql.jdbc.Connection.createNewIO(Connection.java:1699)
at com.mysql.jdbc.Connection.<init>(Connection.java:405)
at
com.mysql.jdbc.NonRegisteringDriver.connect(NonRegisteringDriver.java :268)
at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(Unknown Source)
at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(Unknown Source)
at com.ziclix.python.sql.connect.Connect.__call__(Connect.java)
at org.python.core.PyObject.__call__(PyObject.java)
at org.python.core.PyObject.invoke(PyObject.java)
at org.python.pycode._pyx0.f$0(parent_retriever.py:6)
at org.python.pycode._pyx0.call_function(parent_retriever.py)
at org.python.core.PyTableCode.call(PyTableCode.java)
at org.python.core.PyCode.call(PyCode.java)
at org.python.core.Py.runCode(Py.java)
at org.python.core.__builtin__.execfile_flags(__builtin__.java)
at
org.python.util.PythonInterpreter.execfile(PythonInterpreter.java)
at org.python.util.jython.main(jython.java)


** END NESTED EXCEPTION **