On 16-Jan-06, at 11:44 AM, Chris Porter wrote: > Hello, complete python newbie here. > > I've got: > > OSX 10.4.3 > Python 2.3.5 > MySQL 4.1.15-standard > (of course, all pre-installed, except for MySQL) > > I don't seem to have the right python module that will allow python > to interact with my MySQL > databases. >
The MySQLdb module doesn't come standard. And seeing as how I can't get it to build properly with Apple's Python (and Apple's Python is kind of icky anyway), here's the rundown: Firstly, you'll probably want to install Python 2.4 from http:// undefined.org/python/, and the Tiger fix. You'll want to modify your shell's PATH variable so that /usr/local/bin comes before /usr/bin. If you use bash (other people: is this the default in OS X? I honestly can't remember), this should be as simple as adding the line export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH to the end of .bash_profile in your user directory. Finally, grab the zip file for the MySQLdb module from pythonmac.org/ packages and install it that way. Now run python at the command prompt (make sure to start a new terminal window after changing .bash_profile ), make sure it's Python 2.4.1 you're running, and try importing again. Hope that helps, - Dave _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
