django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Error loading MySQLdb module: No module named MySQLdb

Question

The problem Im facing while trying to connect to database for mysql. I have also given the database settings that i have used.

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Answer 1

I was having the same problem.The following solved my issue

Run pip install pymysql in your shell

Then, edit the init.py file in your project origin directory(the same as settings.py) and then

add:

import pymysql

pymysql.install_as_MySQLdb()

this should solve the problem.