[Req] MySQL driver for Python

[Zero]

I just joined Hostmonster because of Python support, but I found out that there's no Python MySQL driver installed.

Is there any change that you (admins) can install this Python package?

It's available here:
http://www.mysql.org/downloads/python.html

[shadmego]

Remember this is a user-to-user forum. No HM adminsitrators come here. To get an answer to your question, I would refer you to the live chat support on the front page of www.hostmonster.com (http://www.hostmonster.com).

~regards, and welcome to the community
Shadmego

[charlesgan]

I just joined Hostmonster because of Python support, but I found out that there's no Python MySQL driver installed.

Is there any change that you (admins) can install this Python package?

It's available here:
http://www.mysql.org/downloads/python.html

my first guess will be.. you trying to make connection to mysql from phyton. if this is the case, you can try using ODBC connector.

[Zero]

Remember this is a user-to-user forum. No HM adminsitrators come here. To get an answer to your question, I would refer you to the live chat support on the front page of www.hostmonster.com (http://www.hostmonster.com).

~regards, and welcome to the community
Shadmego
I've posted Helpdesk ticket a week ago, but haven't had a reply yet about this. They probably have to forward it to the linux administrators or something like that.

[Zero]

my first guess will be.. you trying to make connection to mysql from phyton. if this is the case, you can try using ODBC connector.
I couldn't find a ODBC connector in the standard library of Python. It probably doesn't exist for Python (in Linux). There are only third-party modules: http://www.python.org/doc/topics/database/modules/ which are not built-in by default.

[Zero]

It's possible to use "Virtual Python" (http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall#creating-a-virtual-python) to install MySQLdb for Python under the users home directory. Althought this requires at least Python 2.3.5, and HostMonster is running Python 2.3.4....

So I now installed Python 5 under my home directory (via SSH) and MySQLdb (without Virtual Python). But this probably doesn't allow me to run Python 5 webpages. But that's not a big problem. I'm planning to run Python scripts only via the console.

[bigrabbit]

The best way is you use PostgreSQL. you can download and install by yourself. I already have doen.