Trouble installing mysql-python

Question

I downloaded MySQL-python-1.2.3.tar.gz, unzipped and untarred it, and ran sudo python setup.py build. I get this error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "setup.py", line 15, in <module>
    metadata, options = get_config()
  File "/Users/me/sources/MySQL-python-1.2.3/setup_posix.py", line 43, in get_config
    libs = mysql_config("libs_r")
  File "/Users/me/sources/MySQL-python-1.2.3/setup_posix.py", line 24, in mysql_config
    raise EnvironmentError("%s not found" % (mysql_config.path,))
EnvironmentError: mysql_config not found

A search for mysql_config on my computer with find / -name mysql_config found no matches. I'm Using Mac OS X 10.7.2, with Python 2.7.1 installed.

Do you have MySQL installed on your machine? Looks like what you're trying to install is just a MySQL API for Python. — Manny D
– Manny D, Commented Dec 28, 2011 at 19:59
Ah, makes sense. I thought mysql-python would install python too. Can you post what you said as an answer so I can mark it right? — Ben G
– Ben G, Commented Dec 28, 2011 at 20:04
I'd really recommend using easy_install for installing Python modules. Ships with OS X and you can simply use easy_install MySQL-python — Tom van der Woerdt
– Tom van der Woerdt, Commented Dec 28, 2011 at 20:05

Manny D · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-28 20:06:29Z

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Looks like what you're trying to install is just a MySQL API for Python. You should install MySQL on your system first and then this library.

answered Dec 28, 2011 at 20:06

Manny D

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