Do you have MySQLdb installed? See comments at the top: http://code.djangoproject.com/browser/django/trunk/django/db/backends/mysql/base.py
jd_python wrote: > Hello there, > > I am a newbie learning Python/Django... > > Am using the following tutorial located at: > > http://bit.ly/eIdT > > Created a mysite database in MySQL 5 running on Snow Leopard. > > Edited the settings.py file to look like this: > > DATABASE_ENGINE = 'mysql' # 'postgresql_psycopg2', > 'postgresql', 'mysql', 'sqlite3' or 'oracle'. > DATABASE_NAME = 'mysite' # Or path to database file if > using sqlite3. > DATABASE_USER = 'root' # Not used with sqlite3. > DATABASE_PASSWORD = '' # Not used with sqlite3. > DATABASE_HOST = '' # Set to empty string for localhost. > Not used with sqlite3. > DATABASE_PORT = '' # Set to empty string for default. Not > used with sqlite3. > > Now when I run the following command: > > python manage.py syncdb > > I receive the following error: > > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "manage.py", line 11, in <module> > execute_manager(settings) > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/ > python2.6/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 362, > in execute_manager > utility.execute() > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/ > python2.6/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 303, > in execute > self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv) > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/ > python2.6/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 195, in > run_from_argv > self.execute(*args, **options.__dict__) > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/ > python2.6/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 221, in > execute > self.validate() > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/ > python2.6/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 249, in > validate > num_errors = get_validation_errors(s, app) > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/ > python2.6/site-packages/django/core/management/validation.py", line > 22, in get_validation_errors > from django.db import models, connection > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/ > python2.6/site-packages/django/db/__init__.py", line 41, in <module> > backend = load_backend(settings.DATABASE_ENGINE) > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/ > python2.6/site-packages/django/db/__init__.py", line 17, in > load_backend > return import_module('.base', 'django.db.backends.%s' % > backend_name) > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/ > python2.6/site-packages/django/utils/importlib.py", line 35, in > import_module > __import__(name) > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/ > python2.6/site-packages/django/db/backends/mysql/base.py", line 13, in > <module> > raise ImproperlyConfigured("Error loading MySQLdb module: %s" % e) > django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Error loading MySQLdb > module: No module named MySQLdb > u...@valkyrie:~/DevProjects/Python/mysite $ mate . > u...@valkyrie:~/DevProjects/Python/mysite $ python manage.py syncdb > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "manage.py", line 11, in <module> > execute_manager(settings) > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/ > python2.6/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 362, > in execute_manager > utility.execute() > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/ > python2.6/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 303, > in execute > self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv) > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/ > python2.6/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 195, in > run_from_argv > self.execute(*args, **options.__dict__) > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/ > python2.6/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 221, in > execute > self.validate() > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/ > python2.6/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 249, in > validate > num_errors = get_validation_errors(s, app) > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/ > python2.6/site-packages/django/core/management/validation.py", line > 22, in get_validation_errors > from django.db import models, connection > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/ > python2.6/site-packages/django/db/__init__.py", line 41, in <module> > backend = load_backend(settings.DATABASE_ENGINE) > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/ > python2.6/site-packages/django/db/__init__.py", line 17, in > load_backend > return import_module('.base', 'django.db.backends.%s' % > backend_name) > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/ > python2.6/site-packages/django/utils/importlib.py", line 35, in > import_module > __import__(name) > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/ > python2.6/site-packages/django/db/backends/mysql/base.py", line 13, in > <module> > raise ImproperlyConfigured("Error loading MySQLdb module: %s" % e) > django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Error loading MySQLdb > module: No module named MySQLdb > > What am I possibly doing wrong? 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