“my_config.h” file not found when install mysql-python on osx 10.8

Question

I face this problem when I want to install mysql-python on osx 10.8, it show error with \'my_config.h\' file not found.

Below is my running code:

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Answer 1

What worked for me in Nov 2020 for Catalina 10.15.7 and Python 2.7.16 was a combination of two answers:

Step 1: https://stackoverflow.com/a/61800247/14686220

However, instead of simply copying mysql.h file as my_config.h in the include/ directory (which can be dangerous), I copied the my_config.h file from the official MySQL docs

Step 2: https://stackoverflow.com/a/54079052/14686220