Python - No module named MySQLdb

Issue

When trying to import MySQLdb you may find that the module is not available. And experience an error such as,

django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Error loading MySQLdb module: 
No module named MySQLdb

The solution is to install MySQL-python i.e

pip-2.7 install MySQL-python

However, when trying to install MySQL-python you may then get the following error,

pip-2.7 install MySQL-python ... error:Setup script exited with error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1

To fix this issue install the following,

yum install mysql-devel

Rick Donato is a Network Automation Architect/Evangelist and the founder of Packet Coders.