MySQLdb & Python 2.4 on Windows

Matthias Verniers matthiasverniers at gmail.com
Mon Dec 20 05:43:31 EST 2004


Steve Holden schreef:
> Fredrik Lundh wrote:
> 
>> Matthias Verniers wrote:
>>
>>
>>> 2. Is it possible to use Python 2.4 & 2.3 next to each other without 
>>> conflicts?
>>
>>
>>
>> yes, assuming "next to each other" means "on the same machine".
>>
>> but binary extensions are bound to the Python version they were built
>> for; you cannot use a 2.3 extension with 2.4 on windows.
>>
> Using the recently-publicized methods for the using the freely-available 
> (i.e. costless) Microsoft tool chain I managed to create a Windows 
> installer for MySQLdb-1.1.4.
> 
> If anyone's interested in this I guess I could post it on a web site 
> and/or let Andy Dustman have a copy.
> 
> [pauses to check that the module actually imports and works ...]
> 
> Yep, works fine for a small test ;-) so I'm mailing it to Andy next 
> thing I do.
> 
> regards
>  Steve

Good job! It would be nice if I could have a copy of your installer. I 
am one of the interested people ;-)
Regards

Matthias



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