pip install mysql-python fails with EnvironmentError: mysql_config not found

Question

This is the error I get

(mysite)zjm1126@zjm1126-G41MT-S2:~/zjm_test/mysite$ pip install mysql-python
Downloading/unpacking mysql-python
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Answer 1

If you are on MAC Install this globally

brew install mysql

then export path like this

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

Than globally or in your venv whatever you like

pip install MySQL-Python

Note: globally for python3 as Mac can have both python2 & 3

pip3 install MySQL-Python