mysql_config not found when installing mysqldb python interface

Question

I am trying to get a Python script to run on the linux server I\'m connected to via ssh. The script uses mysqldb. I have all the other components I need, but when I try to i

Answer 1

(Specific to Mac OS X)

I have tried a lot of things, but these set of commands finally worked for me.

1. Install mysql

   brew install mysql
   

2. brew unlink mysql
3. brew install mysql-connector-c
4. Add the mysql bin folder to PATH

   export PATH=/usr/local/Cellar/mysql/8.0.11/bin:$PATH
   

5. mkdir /usr/local/Cellar/lib/
6. Create a symlink

   sudo ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/mysql/8.0.11/lib/libmysqlclient.21.dylib /usr/local/Cellar/lib/libmysqlclient.21.dylib
   

7. brew reinstall openssl (source)
8. Finally, install mysql-client

   LIBRARY_PATH=$LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/ pip install mysqlclient
   

Update: In case this doesn't work, @vinyll suggests to run brew link mysql before step 8.