Python and MySQL: is there an alternative to MySQLdb?

Question

Is there a module written purely in Python that will allow a script to communicate with a MySQL database? I\'ve already tried MySQLdb without success. It requires too much: GCC,

Answer 1

You can find pre-built binary packages for MySQLdb and its dependencies for most operating systems.

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=22307&package_id=15775

What platform are you running on?