create_users = """
INSERT INTO
  `users` (`name`, `age`, `gender`, `nationality`)
VALUES
  ('James', 25, 'male', 'USA'),
  ('Leila', 32, 'female', 'France'),
  ('Brigitte', 35, 'female', 'England'),
  ('Mike', 40, 'male', 'Denmark'),
  ('Elizabeth', 21, 'female', 'Canada');
"""

execute_query(connection, create_users)  

sql = "INSERT INTO likes ( user_id, post_id ) VALUES ( %s, %s )"
val = [(4, 5), (3, 4)]

cursor = connection.cursor()
cursor.executemany(sql, val)
connection.commit()