6.4.1 Quick Installation Guide

The recommended way to install Connector/Python is by pip and wheel packages. If your system does not have pip, you can install it with your system's software manager, or with a standalone pip installer.

Note

You are strongly recommended to use the latest version of pip to install Connector/Python. Upgrade your pip version if needed.

Install the Connector/Python interfaces for the classic MySQL protocol and the X Protocol, respectively, with the following commands.

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# classic API
$ pip install mysql-connector-python
# X DevAPI
$ pip install mysqlx-connector-python

Refer to the installation tutorial for alternate means to install X DevAPI.