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

On Red Hat I had to do

sudo yum install mysql-devel gcc gcc-devel python-devel
sudo easy_install mysql-python

Then it worked.