Python not importing mysqldb

[83nini]

On 25 Apr, 18:35, Marco Bizzarri <marco.bizza... at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 10:04 PM, 83nini <83n... at gmail.com> wrote:
> > hi guys,
>
> > i've been sweating the whole day trying to make python work with mysql
> > but in vain!
> > i'm doing the following:
> > 1. visitinghttp://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python
> > 2. dowloading mysql-python-test-1.2.3c1
> > 3. extracting the files to C:\Python26\Lib\site-packages
> > 4. writing "import MySQLdb" in the python prompt
>
> > getting
>
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
> >  File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\MySQLdb\__init__.py", line 19,
> > in <module>
>
> >    import _mysql
> > ImportError: No module named _mysql
>
> > WHY YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY????????
> > why does it have to be so complicated???? what am i doing wrong for
> > god's sake?
>
> Suggestion: install python2.5 for windows, and then download this one:
>
> http://sourceforge.net/project/downloading.php?group_id=22307&filenam...
>
> I'm sure you'll save yourself a lot of time.
>
> Regards
> Marco
>
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Thanx guys for the helpful information, i did as Marco suggested and
it worked.
FINALLLLY :D

cheers,
Lina