Hi Mart, Thanks for your detailed explanation. I had tried before with out any results. I tried it again anyway from scratch and here is the error I get when trying to import MySQLdb
>>> import MySQLdb Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/MySQLdb/__init__.py", line 19, in <module> File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/_mysql.py", line 7, in <module> File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/_mysql.py", line 6, in __bootstrap__ ImportError: dlopen(/Users/ffreitas/.python-eggs/MySQL_python-1.2.3- py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg-tmp/_mysql.so, 2): Library not loaded: libmysqlclient.16.dylib Referenced from: /Users/ffreitas/.python-eggs/MySQL_python-1.2.3- py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg-tmp/_mysql.so Reason: image not found >>> On Oct 18, 1:33 pm, mart <msenecal...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, a little more involved that I remembered. So, to go through the > steps correctly, I started from scratch. This is what I did: > > 1) downloaded latest version of MySQLdb > formhttp://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python/ > 2) went to my default Python folder, and checked for any file or > folder with a reference to *MySQL* (remove if any) > 3) opened Vim in a terminal, opened setup_posix.py and made this > change (you may not have to do this if MySQL was already installed - > but i changed it anyways): > > <----- changed this line > mysql_config.path = "mysql_config" > > ------> to this > mysql_config.path = "/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config" > > 4) ran these at the terminal: > python setup.py clean > python setup.py build > sudo python setup.py install > > 5) for good measure, did an export: export PATH=/usr/local/mysql/bin: > $PATH > > and there you have it. MyQSLdb is ready to be imported! > > good luck and feel free to ask, if you would like me to test a > different way of getting it insalled. > > Mart :) > > On Oct 18, 1:49 am, mart <msenecal...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > hum.. let me check on my end to make sure I didn't miss mentioning > > something. It has been a little while... > > > On Oct 18, 12:40 am, Franklin Freitas <freitas.frank...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > Hi, the thing is that MySQLdb is not even working outside the Web2py > > > environment. I haven't been able to make it work in the regular Python > > > interpreter. I tried copying everything to the Web2py sites-packages > > > folder, but it didn't work > > > > Thanks > > > > Franklin > > > > On Oct 17, 8:03 pm, mart <msenecal...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > you can throw in in the installed python/lib folder, or in site- > > > > packages folder (sibling to the applications folder of the web2py root > > > > dir, or do an export within your scripts (controller?),or.... my > > > > favorite, I usually do web2py stuff with Aptana,so, i throw of copy of > > > > all dependencies within my project and reference it there... so, many > > > > possibilities, depends how you prefer to reference it.... > > > > > Hope it helps, > > > > Mart :) > > > > > On Oct 17, 7:11 pm, Franklin Freitas <freitas.frank...@gmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Has anyone been able to install MySQLdb in Mac OSX ??? > > > > > > I want to use it with Web2py but haven't been able to make it work. > > > > > I've read a whole bunch of forums saying how hard it is, I've done > > > > > everything I've reead about it without any results. I even used > > > > > macports as recommended by my Web2py teacher but it didn't work > > > > > either. > > > > > > If anyone knows a sure way on how to achieve this I would appreciate > > > > > it. > > > > > > Thanks for your time