Python 3.4.0 with MySQL database

Python 3.4.0 with MySQL database

MySQLdb does not support Python 3 but it is not the only MySQL driver for Python.

mysqlclient is essentially just a fork of MySQLdb with Python 3 support merged in (and a few other improvements).

PyMySQL is a pure python MySQL driver, which means it is slower, but it does not require a compiled C component or MySQL libraries and header files to be installed on client machines. It has Python 3 support.

Another option is simply to use another database system like PostgreSQL.

Use mysql-connector-python. I prefer to install it with pip from PyPI:

pip install --allow-external mysql-connector-python mysql-connector-python

Have a look at its documentation and examples.

If you are going to use pooling make sure your database has enough connections available
as the default settings may not be enough.

Python 3.4.0 with MySQL database

Install pip:

apt-get install pip

For acess MySQL from Python, install:

pip3 install mysqlclient