With PEP 470 now requiring files to be hosted on PyPI, you may have noticed that MySQL Connector/Python is now no longer available using the pip-tool.

The MySQL Engineering team at Oracle really would like to have the connector available through PyPI and have been talking with the Python Foundation towards that. We know users and developers of OpenStack, for example, have requested this as well as lots of other Python users.

For now we suggest to download the latest Connector/Python directly from the MySQL homepage:

• Download: http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/python/
• Using MySQL repository (APT/YUM/..): http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/repo/

Going forward …

In this post we will use the MySQL 5.7.7 labs release which has support for JSON documents stored in a special data type. We will be using Connector/Python and show how to get going with updating documents and getting data out.

Required read

If you wonder what this is all about, please check the following great reads from the MySQL Server team:

• JSON Labs Release: Native JSON Data Type and Binary Format
• JSON Labs Release: JSON Functions, Part 2 — Querying …

MySQL Connector/Python 2.1.1 took a while to release and that was because we had to add some more packages which contains the optional C Extension. Note that this is still Alpha and we want you guys to report any problems and requests.

The Connector/Python C Extension was added because in certain situations, for example reading a huge result set, can take a long time with pure Python. That’s why we choose to interface with Connector/C (libmysqlclient).

Note: Pure Python is still default and it will be kept that way!

Installing Connector/Python 2.1 didn’t change much:

shell> python setup.py install

If you’d like …

MySQL Connector/Python 2.1.1 took a while to release and that was because we had to add some more packages which contains the optional C Extension. Note that this is still Alpha and we want you guys to report any problems and requests.

The Connector/Python C Extension was added because in certain situations, for example reading a huge result set, can take a long time with pure Python. That’s why we choose to interface with Connector/C (libmysqlclient).

Note: Pure Python is still default and it will be kept that way!

Installing Connector/Python 2.1 didn’t change much:

$ sudo python setup.py install

If …

MySQL Connector/Python 2.1.1 took a while to release and that was because we had to add some more packages which contains the optional C Extension. Note that this is still Alpha and we want you guys to report any problems and requests.

The Connector/Python C Extension was added because in certain situations, for example reading a huge result set, can take a long time with pure Python. That’s why we choose to interface with Connector/C (libmysqlclient).

Note: Pure Python is still default and it will be kept that way!

Installing Connector/Python 2.1 didn’t change much:

sh $ sudo python setup.py install

…

In time for Oracle OpenWorld 2014, we released Connector/Python 2.0. We also released a labs release Connector/Python 2.1 and we have a new feature: a C Extension which uses Connector/C.

This C Extension is an optional, an alternative to the pure Python MySQL Client protocol implementation. One of the reasons to implement it was to improve performance in some situations, for example, when huge result sets are returned. Pure Python is still default, if C Extension is not available.

The following post will get your through downloading and installing the MySQL Connector/Python 2.1.0 labs release.

Requirements

• Windows users out of luck; the labs release only compiles on Linux, OSX …

In time for Oracle OpenWorld 2014, we released Connector/Python 2.0. We also released a labs release Connector/Python 2.1 and we have a new feature: a C Extension which uses Connector/C.

This C Extension is an optional, an alternative to the pure Python MySQL Client protocol implementation. One of the reasons to implement it was to improve performance in some situations, for example, when huge result sets are returned. Pure Python is still default, if C Extension is not available.

The following post will get your through downloading and installing the MySQL Connector/Python 2.1.0 labs release.

Requirements

• Windows users out of luck; the labs release only compiles on Linux, OSX and other …

Both MySQL Connector/Python 2.0.1 and 1.2.3 are now available through the Python Package Index or PyPI. Leaving the previous version available is probably a good idea as you can always go back if needed.

Note that we still have no files hosted at PyPI.

Both MySQL Connector/Python 2.0.1 and 1.2.3 are now available through the Python Package Index or PyPI. Leaving the previous version available is probably a good idea as you can always go back if needed.

Note that we still have no files hosted at PyPI.

We have relocated the MySQL Connector/Python repository on GitHub to the following location:

https://github.com/mysql/mysql-connector-python

The old location will redirect to the above URL.

No, we have not updated the README.txt or made something special for GitHub. I personally don’t mind what is currently showing on GitHub: it is readable, and it is correct. I still hope GitHub will make it easier to show something else, like asking which document to display and as what format.