6.4.4.1 Installing Connector/Python with pip

Installation via pip is supported on Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms.

Note

For macOS platforms, DMG installer packages were available for Connector/Python 8.0 and earlier.

Use pip to install and upgrade Connector/Python:

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# Installation
$> pip install mysql-connector-python
# Upgrade
$> pip install mysql-connector-python --upgrade
# Optionally, install X DevAPI 
$> pip install mysqlx-connector-python
# Upgrade X DevAPI 
$> pip install mysqlx-connector-python --upgrade

In case the wheel package you want to install is found in your local file system (for example, you produced a wheel package from a source distribution or downloaded it from somewhere), you can install it as follows:

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# Installation
$ pip install /path/to/wheel/<wheel package name>.whl

Installation of Optional Features

Installation from wheels allow you to install optional dependencies to enable certain features with Connector/Python. For example:

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# 3rd party packages to enable the telemetry functionality are installed
$ pip install mysql-connector-python[telemetry]

Similarly, for X DevAPI:

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# 3rd party packages to enable the compression functionality are installed
$ pip install mysqlx-connector-python[compression]

These installation options are shortcuts to install all the dependencies needed by some particular features (they are only for your convenience, and you can always install the required dependencies for a feature by yourself):

• For the classic protocol:

  • dns-srv

  • gssapi

  • fido2

  • telemetry

• For X Protocol:

  • dns-srv

  • compression

You can specify a multiple of these options in your installation command, for example:

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$ pip install mysql-connector-python[telemetry,dns-srv,...]

Or, if are installing a wheel package from your local file system:

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$ pip install /path/to/wheel/<wheel package name>.whl[telemetry,dns-srv,...]