Python error while using MysqlDb - sets module is deprecated

Question

hi all, I'm currently getting the warning:

/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/MySQLdb/__init__.py:34: DeprecationWarning: the sets module is deprecated
  from sets import ImmutableSet

everytime I run a python script that uses mysqldb. I'd rather not mess with their lib if possible. I'm on Ubuntu server. Anyone know an easy way to fix that warning message?

thanks

UPDATE: Fixed it based on the suggestions below and this link: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=505611

import warnings
warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', '.*the sets module is deprecated.*', DeprecationWarning, 'MySQLdb')
import MySQLdb

Answer 1

All it means is the sets module (more specifically the immutableset part) is deprecated, and you should use it's replacement, set. Set is inbuilt so no need to import.

If you need an immutable set, frozenset() should work.

Answer 2

You can ignore the warning using the warnings module, or the -W argument to Python. Don't ignore all DeprecationWarnings, though, just the ones from MySQLdb :)

Answer 3

Do this before the mysql module is imported

import warnings
warnings.filterwarnings(action="ignore", message='the sets module is deprecated')
import sets