Is there a way to install MySQL-python on python 3?

Question

I have seen lots of similar questions on stackoverflow, but while all of them advice switching to other packages that support python 3.

The issue is following: the project that I have to run on python3 uses mysql package, which appears to be a "virtual package" (whatever that means) and actually installs MySQL-python package, which is not an easy task - if at all possible.

So, is there a way to install MySQL-python on python3?

Answer 1

No, but if you're looking to interface with mysql in python 3, just use mysqlclient . Its a pure python interface to mysql, and I use it myself in production. Libraries like sqlalchemy also support it.