It did help :-) I've installed MySQL-python-1.2.3c1.win-amd64-py2.6.exe distro, and it worked right away. It's a shame they don't have those packages at project's site at sourceforge! Thanks a lot!
On Mar 14, 12:03 am, "mr.freeze" <nat...@freezable.com> wrote: > This might > help:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/645943/mysql-for-python-in-windows > > On Mar 13, 2:59 pm, Igor Gassko <gas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > I have set up web2py source distribution on Windows 7 x64 with Python > > 2.6. This distribution comes without preinstalled MySQL driver. I > > followed the instructions found > > here:http://www.web2py.com/AlterEgo/default/show/133 > > by creating a folder structure %web2py\Lib\site-packages and placing > > there the files from this > > archive:http://web2py.googlegroups.com/web/MySQL-python2.5.win32-binaries.zip > > > When I'm running: import MySQLdb in web shell, just tom make sure that > > the package is available, I get: > > > Traceback (most recent call last): > > File "<input>", line 1, in <module> > > File "D:\Work\web2py_src\site-packages\MySQLdb\__init__.py", line > > 19, in <module> > > import _mysql > > File "D:\Work\web2py_src\site-packages\_mysql.py", line 7, in > > <module> > > __bootstrap__() > > File "D:\Work\web2py_src\site-packages\_mysql.py", line 6, in > > __bootstrap__ > > imp.load_dynamic(__name__,__file__) > > ImportError: DLL load failed: %1 is not a valid Win32 application. > > > When I try to invoke any controller within the application using MySQL > > in its model, I get: > > > Traceback (most recent call last): > > File "D:\Work\web2py_src\gluon\restricted.py", line 173, in > > restricted > > exec ccode in environment > > File "D:/Work/web2py_src/applications/myapp/models/db.py", line 3, > > in <module> > > db = DAL('mysql://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx') > > File "D:\Work\web2py_src\gluon\sql.py", line 3783, in DAL > > db_codec=db_codec, check_reserved=check_reserved) > > File "D:\Work\web2py_src\gluon\sql.py", line 919, in __init__ > > self._pool_connection(lambda : MySQLdb.Connection( > > File "D:\Work\web2py_src\gluon\sql.py", line 829, in > > _pool_connection > > self._connection = f() > > File "D:\Work\web2py_src\gluon\sql.py", line 919, in <lambda> > > self._pool_connection(lambda : MySQLdb.Connection( > > NameError: global name 'MySQLdb' is not defined > > > I don't think this is how it's meant to be. Is there any *proper* way > > to install this stuff under python 2.6? > > Any help will be greatly appreciated! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en.
