Can't Run MySQL db on Django

Question

I encounter an error when I run

python manage.py syncdb


...
  File "/Users/Marcus/Documents/Django/venv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/backends/mysql/base.py", line 17, in <module>
raise ImproperlyConfigured("Error loading MySQLdb module: %s" % e)
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Error loading MySQLdb module: No module named MySQLdb

My Setup:

$ pip list

Django (1.5.4)
pip (1.4.1)
setuptools (0.6c11)
stevedore (0.10)
virtualenv-clone (0.2.4)
virtualenvwrapper (4.1.1)
wsgiref (0.1.2)

When I do $ pip install mysql-python I get a "error: invalid command 'egg_info'

I'm currently running MAMP, but I haven't changed any of the settings . MySQL Server is green.

Any ideas how to fix this

Gidrek · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-20 23:56:15Z

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If you are using Ubuntu try this:

sudo apt-get install build-essential python-dev libmysqlclient-dev

This solve the error for me.

answered Sep 20, 2013 at 23:56

Gidrek

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Gidrek Over a year ago

If you have brew, try this: brew install mysql

Gidrek Over a year ago

Check this: pip install --upgrade setuptools

Gidrek Over a year ago

Or try to install MySQL from dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql I am using Mac OSX 10.8 too and I do not have the problem, I just install that mysql and setup tools in my Mac

Theresa · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-25 22:12:32Z

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If you're working on a mac, I highly recommend using a virtual machine with some linux distribution http://www.vagrantup.com/ to avoid having this kind of problem installing libraries in mac os

edited Sep 25, 2013 at 22:12

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answered Sep 25, 2013 at 21:44

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