MySQL-python installer doesn't find right version of Python

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so I'm trying to install MySQL-Python thru the exe found here. only problem is, whenever I open up the exe, it only wants to use a version of Python that was installed when I installed ArcGIS a while back - I need it to use my regular Python path. This is all I see when I open the installer:

The usual way to fix stuff like this is fixing your environment variables, so I've looked at them, but the ArcGIS python install isn't even listed on there - my python path points to the right version of Python, so I don't understand why this installer insists upon the ArcGIS version, even after I've deleted the entire ArcGIS python folder.

I can't change it in the installer - any ideas?

Ioannis Lalopoulos · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-16 19:41:19Z

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The installer in your case is looking in the registry so check the registry for the installation path, specifically check:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Python

and / or

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Python

The first is for 32 bit python versions that are installed in 64 bit platforms, the 2nd is for 64 bit python.

Here is a screenshot of my registry entry:

WARNING: Take a backup of your registry if you are going to make a change and tread carefully.

edited Feb 16, 2016 at 19:41

answered Feb 16, 2016 at 19:32

Ioannis Lalopoulos

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