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MySQL Connector/Python available through the Python Package Index

November 3rd, 2011 Leave a comment Go to comments

Today we registered MySQL Connector/Python with the Python Package Index (PyPI). It makes installing your favorite connector even easier (provided you first install setuptools or pip):

shell> easy_install mysql-connector
shell> pip install mysql-connector

Please report problems either using Launchpad or MySQL Bugs website.

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  1. Nick Coghlan
    November 4th, 2011 at 01:25 | #1
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    Even better is to use the pip installer: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip

    $ pip install mysql-connector

    (pip does the same job as setuptools, but without messing with the system Python install the way setuptools does)

  2. Geert Vanderkelen
    November 4th, 2011 at 08:00 | #2
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    @Nick Coghlan
    Thanks for reminding me about pip! I’m so used to easy_install.. Updating my post.

  3. Daniel Gerep
    November 13th, 2011 at 02:22 | #3
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    Hi Geert, this is my first time with Python and thanks you I’ve found a practical way to install MySQL connector on Python but Im having difficulties, so if you can help me…

    I have used pip to install the connector but when I try to install MySQLdb it gives me this error:

    Traceback (most recent call last):
    File “C:\Python27\downloads\MySQL-python-1.2.3\setup.py”, line 15, in

    metadata, options = get_config()
    File “C:\Python27\downloads\MySQL-python-1.2.3\setup_windows.py”, line 7, in g
    et_config
    serverKey = _winreg.OpenKey(_winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, options['registry_ke
    y'])
    WindowsError: [Error 2] The system cannot find the file specified

    I’m using Windows x64 and I have created on regedit under Wow6432Node a Python node, the same created by the installer under SOFTWARE. I have added C:\Python27\Scripts on my PATH

    Any idea?

    Thanks in advance for any help.

  4. Geert Vanderkelen
    November 13th, 2011 at 10:52 | #4
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    @Daniel Gerep
    1) MySQLdb is not MySQL Connector/Python. If you want to use Connector/Python, you are not using the command line posted in my blog.
    2) I’m not Windows savvy enough to help you but it seems it can’t really find the file it wants.