Question

I need to connect MySQLdb – module.

I download MySQLdb – module and install it.

But when i write (in python interactive shell): import MySQLdb – i get no module named MySQLdb.

Then i decided to include MySQLdb directory in PYTHONPATH variable.

I write (in python interactive shell):
export PYTHONPATH=${PYTHONPATH}:/where/module/lives/

And in response i receive a syntax error: invalid syntax: export PYTHONPATH^=${PYTHONPATH}:/where/module/lives/

What’s wrong with syntax here?

Answer 1

If you really mean you are typing

 >>> export PYTHONPATH...

in the Python “interactive shell”, the syntax error is because it is not valid Python, it is a command (bash) shell statement:

 $ export PYTHONPATH="$PYTHONPATH:/where/module/lives/"
 $ python
 Python 2.6.5 (r265:79063, Apr 16 2010, 13:09:56)
 >>> import MySQLdb
 >>>