Install MySQL-python using python-pip in Windows without errors
Assuming you have already installed python 2.7 and python-pip in your windows environment (windows 7 or later). Here are how you can install the MySQL driver painlessly:
1. Download and install:
Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler for Python 2.7
Install this package will get rid of the error: Unable to find vcvarsall.bat.
2. Install MySQL-python using wheel:
+ Install wheel using pip:
pip install wheel
+ Download the whl file: http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#mysql-python
+ Install MySQL-python with the downloaded whl file:
pip install MySQL_python-1.2.5-cp27-none-win_amd64.whl
1. Download and install:
Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler for Python 2.7
Install this package will get rid of the error: Unable to find vcvarsall.bat.
2. Install MySQL-python using wheel:
+ Install wheel using pip:
pip install wheel
+ Download the whl file: http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#mysql-python
+ Install MySQL-python with the downloaded whl file:
pip install MySQL_python-1.2.5-cp27-none-win_amd64.whl