PyMySQL Access Denied “using password (no”) but using password

Question

Headscratcher here for me.

I am attempting to connect to a database on my local MySQL 8.0.11.0 install from Python.

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Answer 1

That is strange. I would install pymysql in a virtual environment and then drop some debugging lines in this function:

https://github.com/PyMySQL/PyMySQL/blob/master/pymysql/connections.py#L940

That should show what variables its actually using for the connection and make it obvious what is wrong.