Python "Bye" Loop logic is wrong?

I have a Python script that queries the MySQL database every 5 seconds, collecting the last three IDs for support tickets. I am using MySQLdb as my driver. But the problem is in my "while" loop when I check if two arrays are equal. If they are NOT equal, I type "New ticket has arrived". But it never prints! See my code:

import MySQLdb
import time

# Connect
db = MySQLdb.connect(host="MySQL.example.com", user="example", passwd="example", db="helpdesk_db", port=4040)
cursor = db.cursor()

IDarray = ([0,0,0])
IDarray_prev = ([0,0,0])

cursor.execute("SELECT id FROM Tickets ORDER BY id DESC limit 3;")
numrows = int(cursor.rowcount)
for x in range(0,numrows):
   row = cursor.fetchone()
   for num in row:
      IDarray_prev[x] = int(num)
cursor.close()
db.commit()

while 1:
   cursor = db.cursor()
   cursor.execute("SELECT id FROM Tickets ORDER BY id DESC limit 3;")

   numrows = int(cursor.rowcount)
   for x in range(0,numrows):
      row = cursor.fetchone()
      for num in row:
         IDarray[x] = int(num)

   print IDarray_prev, " --> ", IDarray
   if(IDarray != IDarray_prev): 
      print "A new ticket has arrived."

   time.sleep(5)
   IDarray_prev = IDarray
   cursor.close()
   db.commit()

      

        
        
        
      

    

Now that this ran, I created a new ticket, the result looks like this:

[11474, 11473, 11472]  -->  [11474, 11473, 11472]
[11474, 11473, 11472]  -->  [11474, 11473, 11472]
[11474, 11473, 11472]  -->  [11474, 11473, 11472]
[11474, 11473, 11472]  -->  [11474, 11473, 11472]
[11475, 11474, 11473]  -->  [11475, 11474, 11473]
[11475, 11474, 11473]  -->  [11475, 11474, 11473]
[11475, 11474, 11473]  -->  [11475, 11474, 11473]
[11475, 11474, 11473]  -->  [11475, 11474, 11473]
[11475, 11474, 11473]  -->  [11475, 11474, 11473]

      

        
        
        
      

    

Where is the format of my output:

[Previous_Last_Ticket, Prev_2nd_to_last, Prev_3rd] --> [Current_Last, 2nd-to-last, 3rd]

      

        
        
        
      

    

Note the change in numbers and, more importantly, the lack of "New Ticket Arrived"!