qt 5.8 sql connection error:QMYSQL driver not loaded on windows 10

Question

When i tried to connect to mysql, there is a error:

QSqlDatabase: QMYSQL driver not loaded
QSqlDatabase: available drivers: QSQLITE QMYSQL QMYSQL3 QODBC QODB         


        

Answer 1

I had the same problem. I could solved it by following Benjamin T advise. - Windows 10 - python 3.7 - PyQt5 - I copied the libmysql.dll file from the python 3.7/lib/site-packages folder to the Python 3.7 executable folder and everything started working just fine!