can i set up a mysql db connection as a class ?

[nephish at xit.net]

hey there,
i have a huge app that connects to MySQL. There are three threads that
are continually connecting and disconnecting to the db. The problem is,
if there is an error, it faults out sometimes without closing the
connection. i connect like this.
db = MySQLdb.connect(host="localhost", user="MyUser",
passwd="MyPassword", db="Stuff")
cursor=db.cursor()

then i use the cursor.execute("SELECT yadda yadda

my question is, is there a way i can set up a global connection so that
when the program loads, it connects once, then stays connected ? maybe
i could assign instances of the cursor ?

please someone let me know if you have any good ideas

sk