dumpit.py a python alternative to mysqldump. I wrote this after an innodb corruption and mysqdump kept crashing for me. This seemed to export all the data correctly although a little slower. It seems to be more fault tollerant.

dumpit.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# dumpit.py
# An Alternative to mysqldump written in Python
# Requires MySQLdb Python Module.
#
# Author : Keiran 'Affix' Smith
# Email  : [email protected]
# Web    : http://affix.me
# Copyright 2013 Keiran Smith
# License : GNU/GPLv3
#
#  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
#  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
#  any later version.
#
#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
#  GNU General Public License for more details.
#
#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
#  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.


import MySQLdb, sys


try:
	dbhost = sys.argv[1]
	dbuser = sys.argv[2]
	dbpass = sys.argv[3]
	dbname = sys.argv[4]
except:
	print "Usage : " + sys.argv[0] + " <dbhost> <dbuser> <dbpass> <dbname>"
	sys.exit(1)

try:
	con = MySQLdb.connect(dbhost, dbuser, dbpass, dbname)
	
	cursor = con.cursor()

	cursor.execute("SHOW TABLES")

	dump = open(dbname + "-INSERT-ONLY.sql", "a+") # Open Dump File

	for res in cursor.fetchall():
		print "Dumping Table : %s" % res[0]
		dbtable = res[0]
	        ##
		#	Retrieve Table Columns
		##	
		cursor.execute("SHOW COLUMNS IN %s" % res[0])
		cols = ""
		for col in cursor.fetchall():
			cols += ",\'" + col[0] + "\'"
		cols = cols[1:] # Strip the leading comma
		
		##
		#	Fetch the Table Data
		##
		curs = con.cursor()
		curs.execute("SELECT * FROM " + dbtable)

		queries = ""
		for result in curs.fetchall():
			queries += "INSERT INTO " + dbtable + " (" + cols + ") VALUES "+ str(result) + ";\n"
		dump.write("\n##\n#   Dump for "+ dbtable +"\n##\n")
		dump.write(queries) # Write to the dump file

except MySQLdb.Error, e:
	print "Error %d: %s" % (e.args[0],e.args[1])
finally:
	print "Export of Data from %s Complete" % dbname