Question
How can I install the [MySQLdb](http://mysql- python.sourceforge.net/MySQLdb.html) module for Python using pip?
Answer
It's easy to do, but hard to remember the correct spelling:
pip install mysqlclient
If you need 1.2.x versions (legacy Python only), use pip install MySQL- python
Note: Some dependencies might have to be in place when running the above command. Some hints on how to install these on various platforms:
Ubuntu 14, Ubuntu 16, Debian 8.6 (jessie)
sudo apt-get install python-pip python-dev libmysqlclient-dev
Fedora 24:
sudo dnf install python python-devel mysql-devel redhat-rpm-config gcc
Mac OS
brew install mysql-connector-c
if that fails, try
brew install mysql
