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Installing PyMySQL for Anaconda python


I have installed two versions of python.

Python 2.7.2 (default, Jun 12 2011, 15:08:59) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32

Python 2.7.7 |Anaconda 2.0.1 (64-bit)| (default, Jun 11 2014, 10:40:02) [MSC v.1 500 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32

I'm trying to install PyMySQL for the anaconda python package, the problem is that when i try to install it, it install in the Python 2.7.2.How can i sucesccufly install the library for the anaconda version. I tried using the anaconda command

conda install PyMySQ

but did not work and also tried

python.exe  C:\Users\jimenez\Downloads\PyMySQL-0.6.2\setup.py install

here is what happens

C:\Anaconda>python.exe  C:\Users\jimenez\Downloads\PyMySQL-0.6.2\setup.py install
running install
running bdist_egg
running egg_info
writing PyMySQL.egg-info\PKG-INFO
writing top-level names to PyMySQL.egg-info\top_level.txt
writing dependency_links to PyMySQL.egg-info\dependency_links.txt
warning: manifest_maker: standard file 'setup.py' not found

reading manifest file 'PyMySQL.egg-info\SOURCES.txt'
writing manifest file 'PyMySQL.egg-info\SOURCES.txt'
installing library code to build\bdist.win-amd64\egg
running install_lib
warning: install_lib: 'build\lib' does not exist -- no Python modules to install


creating build\bdist.win-amd64\egg
creating build\bdist.win-amd64\egg\EGG-INFO
copying PyMySQL.egg-info\PKG-INFO -> build\bdist.win-amd64\egg\EGG-INFO
copying PyMySQL.egg-info\SOURCES.txt -> build\bdist.win-amd64\egg\EGG-INFO
copying PyMySQL.egg-info\dependency_links.txt -> build\bdist.win-amd64\egg\EGG-I
NFO
copying PyMySQL.egg-info\top_level.txt -> build\bdist.win-amd64\egg\EGG-INFO
zip_safe flag not set; analyzing archive contents...
creating 'dist\PyMySQL-0.6.2-py2.7.egg' and adding 'build\bdist.win-amd64\egg' t
o it
removing 'build\bdist.win-amd64\egg' (and everything under it)
Processing PyMySQL-0.6.2-py2.7.egg
Removing c:\anaconda\lib\site-packages\PyMySQL-0.6.2-py2.7.egg
Copying PyMySQL-0.6.2-py2.7.egg to c:\anaconda\lib\site-packages
PyMySQL 0.6.2 is already the active version in easy-install.pth

Installed c:\anaconda\lib\site-packages\pymysql-0.6.2-py2.7.egg
Processing dependencies for PyMySQL==0.6.2
Finished processing dependencies for PyMySQL==0.6.2

C:\Anaconda>python
Python 2.7.7 |Anaconda 2.0.1 (64-bit)| (default, Jun 11 2014, 10:40:02) [MSC v.1
500 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
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>>> import PyMySQL
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: No module named PyMySQL

in the anaconda directory but it is not working either. What else can i try? In this isnt possible what library can i use in anaconda to access a mysql data server?


Solution

  • I struggled with this for a while before realizing that the problem was resolved by calling the python script with python (kind of weird). I'm using Anaconda on Windows.

    From python import works fine:

    (root) c:\python_scripts>python
    Python 3.5.2 |Anaconda 4.1.1 (64-bit)| (default, Jul  5 2016, 11:41:13) [MSC v.1900 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
    Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
    >>> import pymysql
    >>> quit()
    

    Trying to run a script directly from cmd (import fails):

    (root) c:\python_scripts>script.py
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "C:\python_scripts\GRAMR\CTA_monitor.py", line 5, in <module>
        import pymysql
    ImportError: No module named pymysql
    

    Run with "python" works:

    (root) c:\python_scripts>python script.py
    Script working ...