No module named MySQLdb

Question

I am using Python version 2.5.4 and install MySQL version 5.0 and Django. Django is working fine with Python, but not MySQL. I am using it in Windows Vista.

Answer 1

...and remember there is no MySQLdb for python3.x

(I know the question is about python2.x but google rates this post quite high)

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EDIT: As stated in the comments, there's a MySQLdb's fork that adds Python 3 support: github.com/PyMySQL/mysqlclient-python

Answer 2

mysqldb is a module for Python that doesn't come pre-installed or with Django. You can download mysqldb here.

Answer 3

Try this.

pip install MySQL-python

Answer 4

Thanks to derevo but I think there's another good way for doing this:

1. Download and install ActivePython
2. Open Command Prompt
3. Type pypm install mysql-python
4. Read the notes specific to this package.

I think pypm is more powerful and reliable than easy_install.

Answer 5

• Go to your project directory with cd.
• source/bin/activate (activate your env. if not previously).
• Run the command easy_install MySQL-python

Answer 6

On OSX these commands worked for me

brew install mysql-connector-c 
pip install MySQL-python