python - How do I access Meteor's MongoDB from another client, while Meteor is running?

Question

I would like to access Meteor's MongoDB from a Python client, while Meteor is running.

I can't start a mongod because Meteor's database is locked.

How do I access the database from another client?

Answer 1

The meteor command provides a clean way. To get the URL for the running mongod:

meteor mongo -U

which you can parse from python.