Python with MySQL

[Matt Wette]

ekw1 at my-deja.com writes:

> I am getting the following error when I try to connect to a MySQL
> 3.23.19 database (which I've used MyODBC to set up datasource with).
> 
> >>> import ODBC.Windows
> >>> db = ODBC.Windows.Connect("DSN_name")
> Traceback (innermost last):
>   File "<pyshell#15>", line 1, in ?
>     db = ODBC.Windows.Connect("PyNotes")
> NotSupportedError: ('S1C00', 0, "[TCX][MyODBC]MySQL can't use
> transactions", 4226)
> 
> I am able to connect to and use a MS Access datasource, but not the
> MySQL datasource.  Can anyone help me with this?  I don't care that I
> can't use transactions.  I am running Python 1.5.2, MySQL 3.23.19 and
> MyODBC 2.50.13, all under Windows 2000 Professional.  Thanks for any
> help.

MySQL does not support tranactions.  Could that be it?

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