Index: MythBase.py
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--- MythBase.py	(revision 24763)
+++ MythBase.py	(working copy)
@@ -817,11 +817,14 @@
     def log_query(self, query, args):
         self.log(self.log.DATABASE, ' '.join(query.split()), str(args))
 
-    def execute(self, query, args=()):
+    def execute(self, query, args=None):
         self.ping()
         self.log_query(query, args)
         try:
-            return MySQLdb.cursors.Cursor.execute(self, query, args)
+            if args:
+                return MySQLdb.cursors.Cursor.execute(self, query, args)
+            else:
+                return MySQLdb.cursors.Cursor.execute(self, query)
         except Exception, e:
             raise MythDBError(MythDBError.DB_RAW, e.args)