Re: Django 1.7 preparations

On 22 August 2014 09:49, Brian May <brian@microcomaustralia.com.au> wrote:

I think the following bug I just noticed is significant. Unless fixed, it means that after Django 1.7 is released Debian won't have a Mysql library for it that works with Python3.

https://bugs.debian.org/758844
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=72542

If that doesn't get fixed, this might be another solution:

https://github.com/PyMySQL/PyMySQL

There are instructions for use here https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/django-users/BX2o8Xkg0YY:

import pymysql

pymysql.install_as_MySQLdb()

DATABASES = {

'default': {

'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',

. . . .

I can't help but think that the "install_as_MySQLdb()" seems a bit dodgy. However this might be a solution if Oracle doesn't fix the mysql-connector-plugin in time for Jessie.

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Brian May <brian@microcomaustralia.com.au>