Re: mysql.connector/python vs MySQLdb

[Geert Vanderkelen]

Hi Terence,

The advantage of Connector/Python is that it is pure Python:
you do not need anything else but Python installed.

MySQLdb on the other hand works only when you have MySQL
libaries installed (which of course is usually the case). If
you are unlucky, and you can't find a compiled version of
MySQLdb for your platfrom, you will need to compile and that
might give you head aches (this is the reason
I started Connector/Python years ago).

So, you use whatever you like and what is easier for you to
install. The way you write your application will be very
similar with both.

Cheers,
Geert

Geert Vanderkelen
Software Developer at Oracle