Why is _mysql in the MySQLdb module a C file? When the module tries to import it, I get an import error. What should I do?
A:
It's the adaptor that sits between the Python MySQLdb module and the C libmysqlclient library. One of the most common reasons for it not loading is that the appropriate libmysqlclient library is not in place.
Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
2010-01-30 21:16:22
A:
Edit: This might be the answer to your question.
When I try to import _mysql, I get no error:
import _mysql
print(_mysql)
# <module '_mysql' from '/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/_mysql.so'>
It is importing the library /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/_mysql.so
If this is not what you are getting, it sounds like an installation error. What OS are you using? How did you install mysqldb?
unutbu
2010-01-30 21:18:09
I'm using XP. I think I should try downloading and installing the module again. How should I go about that?
2010-01-30 21:29:01