#23446: mysqldb1 is no longer maintained and should not be recommended
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Reporter: frewsxcv | Owner: nobody
Type: Bug | Status: new
Component: Documentation | Version: master
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Unreviewed
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Description changed by frewsxcv:
Old description:
> Currently, the [https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/ref/databases
> /#mysql-db-api-drivers documentation] recommends
> [https://github.com/farcepest/MySQLdb1 mysqldb1]. Here is why this
> recommendation is hurting the community, especially new users using MySQL
> with Django:
>
> * mysqldb1 is not compatible with Python 3
> * mysqldb1 has not had a commit since November 2013 (besides one tox
> commit from January 2014).
> * mysqldb1's author, farcepest, is not addressing any of the GitHub
> issues (and is inactive on GitHub in general)
> * the latest version of mysqldb1, 1.2.5 has a regression from its
> previous version [https://github.com/farcepest/MySQLdb1/issues/45 1]
> [https://github.com/farcepest/MySQLdb1/issues/49 2] and it has not been
> addressed
>
> In an attempt to solve this dilemma, I propose we stop recommending it as
> a MySQL driver in the documentation.
>
> In replace of it, I would like to recommend a fork called
> [https://pypi.python.org/pypi/mysqlclient/1.3.2 mysqlclient]. A diff
> between mysqlclient and mysqldb1 can be found [https://github.com/PyMySQL
> /mysqlclient-python/compare/farcepest:master...master here]. Some of the
> benefits of mysqlclient over mysqldb1:
>
> * mysqlclient supports Python 2.7 and Python 3.x (same as Django)
> * mysqlclient is authored by the same team that authored PyMySQL and much
> more active
>
> If others agree, I would be happy to write the copy in the documentation
> to support this change.
New description:
Currently, the [https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/ref/databases
/#mysql-db-api-drivers documentation] recommends
[https://github.com/farcepest/MySQLdb1 mysqldb1]. Here is why this
recommendation is hurting the community, especially new users using MySQL
with Django:
* mysqldb1 is not compatible with Python 3
* mysqldb1 has not had a commit since November 2013 (besides one tox
commit from January 2014).
* mysqldb1's author, farcepest, is not addressing any of the GitHub issues
(and is inactive on GitHub in general)
* the latest version of mysqldb1, 1.2.5 has a regression from its previous
version [https://github.com/farcepest/MySQLdb1/issues/45 1]
[https://github.com/farcepest/MySQLdb1/issues/49 2] and it has not been
addressed
In an attempt to solve this dilemma, I propose we stop recommending it as
a MySQL driver in the documentation.
In replace of it, I would like to recommend a fork called
[https://pypi.python.org/pypi/mysqlclient/1.3.2 mysqlclient]. A diff
between mysqlclient and mysqldb1 can be found [https://github.com/PyMySQL
/mysqlclient-python/compare/farcepest:master...master here]. Some of the
benefits of mysqlclient over mysqldb1:
* mysqlclient supports Python 2.7 and Python 3.x (same as Django)
* mysqlclient is authored by the same team that authored PyMySQL and much
more active
I've used the library for a couple months now and have not run into any
issues. If others agree, I would be happy to write the copy in the
documentation to support this change.
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