Connector/Python installers in native package formats are available for most Unix-based systems, but not for macOS or Windows.
Prior to Connector/Python 8.0.22, the C extension and pure Python implementations were installed using two separate binary distributions; except they were always combined for Windows and macOS. The C extension implementation had “cext” in the package name.
Binary distributions that provide the C Extension link to an already installed C client library provided by a MySQL Server installation. For those distributions that are not statically linked, you must install MySQL Server if it is not already present on your system. To obtain it, visit the MySQL download site.
Installing Connector/Python with pip
Use pip to install Connector/Python on most any operating system:
$> pip install mysql-connector-python
Installing Connector/Python on Microsoft Windows
Use pip; installing Python on Windows also makes pip available
from the command line (cmd.exe
).
MSI installer packages were available before Connector/Python 8.1.0.
Installing Connector/Python on Linux Using the MySQL Yum Repository
For EL7 or EL8-based platforms and Fedora, you can install Connector/Python using the MySQL Yum repository (see Installing Additional MySQL Products and Components with Yum). You must have the MySQL Yum repository on your system's repository list (for details, see Adding the MySQL Yum Repository). To make sure that your Yum repository is up-to-date, use this command:
$> sudo yum update mysql-community-release
Prerequisites
On EL7, EL8, and SUSE: A
python3-protobuf
RPM package is not available for Python 3.8 on these platforms, so the dependency is not part of the RPM specification; instead it must be manually installed with the likes ofpip install protobuf
. This is required as of v8.0.29.Although optional, the
mysql-community-client-plugins
package is required to use newer authentication methods, such ascaching_sha2_password
that's the default authentication method as of MySQL 8.0.
$> sudo yum install mysql-community-client-plugins
Then install Connector/Python as follows:
$> sudo yum install mysql-connector-python
Installing Connector/Python on Linux Using an RPM Package
Connector/Python Linux RPM packages (.rpm
files) are
available from the Connector/Python download site (see
Section 6.4.1, “Obtaining Connector/Python”).
To install a Connector/Python RPM package (denoted here as
), use
this command:
PACKAGE
.rpm
$> rpm -i PACKAGE.rpm
Prerequisites
On EL7, EL8, and SUSE: A
python3-protobuf
RPM package is not available for Python 3.8 on these platforms, so the dependency is not part of the RPM specification; instead it must be manually installed with the likes ofpip install protobuf
. This is required as of v8.0.29.Although optional, the
mysql-community-client-plugins
package is required to use newer authentication methods, such ascaching_sha2_password
that's the default authentication method as of MySQL 8.0.
Prior to Connector/Python 8.0.22, the C extension implementation was a separate RPM package that contained “cext” in the name.
RPM provides a feature to verify the integrity and authenticity of packages before installing them. To learn more, see Verifying Package Integrity Using MD5 Checksums or GnuPG.
Installing Connector/Python on Linux Using a Debian Package
Connector/Python Debian packages (.deb
files) are
available for Debian or Debian-like Linux systems from the Connector/Python
download site (see Section 6.4.1, “Obtaining Connector/Python”).
Prerequisite.
Although optional, the
mysql-community-client-plugins
package is
required to use newer authentication methods, such as
caching_sha2_password
that's the default
authentication method as of MySQL 8.0.
To install a Connector/Python Debian package (denoted here as
), use
this command:
PACKAGE
.deb
$> dpkg -i PACKAGE.deb
Prior to Connector/Python 8.0.22, the C extension implementation was a separate DEB package that contained “cext” in the name.
Installing Connector/Python on macOS
Use pip; installing Python on macOS also makes pip available.
DMG installer packages were available before Connector/Python 8.1.0.