Installing mysql-python on Centos

Question

I\'m trying to get the MySQL-python lib installed on centos 5.5. I ran

sudo yum install MySQL-python

but then when I tried:

Answer 1

Step 1 - Install package

# yum install MySQL-python
Loaded plugins: auto-update-debuginfo, langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package MySQL-python.i686 0:1.2.3-3.fc15 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================================================
 Package              Arch         Version                 Repository      Size
================================================================================
Installing:
 MySQL-python         i686         1.2.3-3.fc15            fedora          78 k

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install       1 Package(s)

Total download size: 78 k
Installed size: 220 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Setting up and reading Presto delta metadata
Processing delta metadata
Package(s) data still to download: 78 k
MySQL-python-1.2.3-3.fc15.i686.rpm                       |  78 kB     00:00     
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
  Installing : MySQL-python-1.2.3-3.fc15.i686                               1/1 

Installed:
  MySQL-python.i686 0:1.2.3-3.fc15                                              

Complete!

Step 2 - Test working

import MySQLdb
db = MySQLdb.connect("localhost","myusername","mypassword","mydb" )
cursor = db.cursor()
cursor.execute("SELECT VERSION()")
data = cursor.fetchone()    
print "Database version : %s " % data    
db.close()

Ouput:

Database version : 5.5.20