helperFunctions.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# skiddiemonkeys Copyright 2014 Russell Butturini and Joshua Tower
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from pymongo import MongoClient,errors

def openMDB(ip,dbName):
	try:
		conn=MongoClient(ip,27017)
		db=conn[dbName]
		return db
	except errors.ConnectionFailure, e:
		return None