Hi Fred, I've also found HomeBrew to be useful. Here's a good setup guide:
http://www.thisisthegreenroom.com/2011/installing-python-numpy-scipy-matplotlib-and-ipython-on-lion/ Cheers, Andrew. On Monday, September 24, 2012 2:02:37 AM UTC+8, Fred Stluka wrote: > > Resolved this on my own. Here's what I did: > > - Downloaded and installed MacPorts, but decided not to use it > because I have too much software already installed that > MacPorts doesn't know about and wants to reinstall (MySQL, > Python, OpenSSL, etc.) > > - Downloaded and installed Python setuptools and resumed the > MySQLdb setup that I'd already begun (see my previous post > appended below). It turned out to be easy: > - Download setuptools-0.6c11-py2.7.egg from > http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools/ > % sh setuptools-0.6c11-py2.7.egg > % cd MySQL-python-1.2.3 > % python setup.py build > % sudo python setup.py install > > Success! Now I can access MySQL from my Python/Django apps. > > BTW, I also downloaded and installed PyCharm. Nice Python IDE! > > --Fred > ------------------------------ > Fred Stluka -- mailt...@bristle.com <javascript:> -- > http://bristle.com/~fred/ > Bristle Software, Inc -- http://bristle.com -- Glad to be of service! > Open Source: Without walls and fences, we need no Windows or Gates. > ------------------------------ > > On 9/22/12 5:28 PM, Fred Stluka wrote: > > Django users, > > What's the latest on the easiest way to access MySQL from Django > on Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard)? > > I've Googled lots of info, but some may be outdated. Seems to be > more complicated than it should be, especially since everything else > to do with Django has been so easy. > > Here's what I've done and learned: > > - Followed MYSQLdb link in Django docs: > > https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.4/topics/install/#database-installation > to: > http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python/ > and downloaded: > MySQL-python-1.2.3.tar.gz > - More info at: http://mysql-python.sourceforge.net/ > - Confirmed it is not already installed: > % python > Python 2.7.3 (v2.7.3:70274d53c1dd, Apr 9 2012, 20:52:43) > [GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5666) (dot 3)] on darwin > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more > information. > >>> import MySQLdb > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> > File "MySQLdb/__init__.py", line 19, in <module> > import _mysql > ImportError: No module named _mysql > >>> > % gunzip MySQL-python-1.2.3.tar.gz > % tar -xvf MySQL-python-1.2.3.tar > % less README > - Lots of caveats. Has to be built and installed. Looks ugly. > - Says it requires setuptools Python module. > - Confirmed setuptools is not already installed, by trying the import > statement that setup.py is going to do: > % python > >>> from setuptools import setup, Extension > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> > ImportError: No module named setuptools > >>> > % python setup.py build > - Got error, as expected: > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "setup.py", line 5, in <module> > from setuptools import setup, Extension > ImportError: No module named setuptools > Exit 1 > % sudo python setup.py install > - No. Didn't try. Not yet built. > > > So now I need setuptools first. Am I starting down a long dependency > chain of installs, or will this be easy? > > I have a Linux server, where it appears that I could use yum to do > a painless install: > > % yum list all | grep -i mysql | grep -i py > MySQL-python.x86_64 1.2.3-0.3.c1.1.8.amzn1 amzn-main > > Perhaps there's an easier way for Mac OS X also? Did some more > Googling and found: > > > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1448429/how-to-install-mysqldb-python-data-access-library-to-mysql-on-mac-os-x > > which is a longish manual set of instructions by an author who wishes > there were a better way, but another reply says to just use MacPorts to > install it. > > Any advice? Thanks! > > --Fred > ------------------------------ > Fred Stluka -- mailt...@bristle.com <javascript:> -- > http://bristle.com/~fred/ > Bristle Software, Inc -- http://bristle.com -- Glad to be of service! > Open Source: Without walls and fences, we need no Windows or Gates. > ------------------------------ > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to django...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> > . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/django-users/-/5khu9OJAr1sJ. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
