You have to build it yourself? Or am I missing something.
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A:
There's no "official" binary, but I found some on this site (for 2.6 32 or 64 bit, or 2.5 64 bit) via the MySQLdb page on Pypi. Also, this blog has instructions on how to build MySQLdb on Windows if you're feeling up to the task.
Mark Rushakoff
2010-05-23 03:11:11
That's incredible. Is MySQLdb required for using MySql with Django? Can we trust a binary release from a 3rd party?
Rhubarb
2010-05-23 03:22:57
@Rhubarb: Yes, it's required. "If you’re using MySQL, you’ll need MySQLdb, version 1.2.1p2 or higher. You will also want to read the database-specific notes for the MySQL backend." according to http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/install/#get-your-database-running ... If you don't want to take your chances, you'll have to build it yourself, from the looks of it.
Mark Rushakoff
2010-05-23 03:28:19
Is Postgresql easier to use as the backend with Django? Seems it's as good if not more solid anyway.
Rhubarb
2010-05-23 04:25:14
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A:
There are, however, oursql binaries for Windows. Read about oursql here.
Mike Graham
2010-05-23 07:32:53