Python Connect to redis database

import redis

def connect_redis():
    """
    Connect to redis database.

    Returns
    -------
    redis.Redis
        The redis database connection.
    """

    #connect to redis database
    return redis.Redis(host='localhost', port=6379, db=0)

#example
redis_db = connect_redis()
#output
print(redis_db)  #<redis.client.Redis object at 0x7f8b9d9b5e90>