MySQL Connector/Python 2.0.4 GA has been released

[Surya Narayana Murthy Narkedimilli]

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/Python 2.0.4 GA is the third GA version of 2.0
release series of the pure Python database driver for MySQL. It
can be used for production environments.

MySQL Connector/Python version 2.0.4 is compatible with MySQL
Server versions 5.5 and greater. Python 2.6 and greater as well as
Python 3.3 and greater are supported. Python 2.4, 2.5 and 3.1, 3.2
are not supported.

MySQL Connector/Python 2.0.4 is available for download from:
  http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/python/#downloads

The ChangeLog file included in the distribution contains a brief summary
of changes in MySQL Connector/Python 2.0.4. For a more complete list of
changes, see below or online at:
  http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/connector-python/en/

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Changes in MySQL Connector/Python 2.0.4 (2015-04-21)

   Bugs Fixed

     * The Changes.txt file was missing from .msi and .dmg
       packages. (Bug #20323087)

     * Encoding failure could occur for prepared cursors with
       UTF-8 statement parameters. (Bug #75542, Bug #20407036)

     * Values of the SET data type were not translated correctly
       if empty. (Bug #75402, Bug #20301989)

     * HASH sharding for Fabric failed. (Bug #75287, Bug
       #20324089)

     * Queries that produced a large result could result in an
       IndexError: bytearray index out of range exception. (Bug
       #74933, Bug #20462427)

     * The Django backend sometimes failed to properly convert
       SafeText objects, which then appeared in queries. (Bug
       #74336, Bug #20106629)

Documentation
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The manual of MySQL Connector/Python is available online here:
 http://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-python/en/index.html

It is also available for download in various formats here:
 http://dev.mysql.com/doc/index-connectors.html

Reporting Bugs
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We welcome and appreciate your feedback and bug reports:
 http://bugs.mysql.com/

Enjoy !

On behalf of the MySQL Connector/Python and the MySQL/ORACLE RE Team
Murthy Narkedimilli