Can not connect to mysql database using Django

Question

I'm trying to connect my Django app with MySQL and I have Successfully installed MySQL-connector-python-2.0.4 also. But after that whenever I run server same error message is showing.

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Answer 1

you are installing MySQL connector for python (not recommended), you need the MySQLdb module, refer to this official recommendation from django doc https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/ref/databases/#mysql-db-api-drivers and install mysqlclient it is a native driver and It's the recommended choice.

pip install mysqlclient

for further informations have a look at this medium post: https://medium.com/@omaraamir19966/connect-django-with-mysql-database-f946d0f6f9e3