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Asked: 2026-05-16T02:23:00+00:00

I set up Mysql5, mysql5-server and py26-mysql using Macports. I then started the mysql

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I set up Mysql5, mysql5-server and py26-mysql using Macports. I then started the mysql server and was able to start the prompt with mysql5

In my settings.py i changed database_engine to “mysql” and put “dev.db” in database_name.

I left the username and password blank as the database doesnt exist yet.

When I ran python manage.py syncdb, django raised an error

‘django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Error loading MySQLdb module: dynamic module does not define init function (init_mysql)`

How do I fix this? Do I have to create the database first? is it something else?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You need to install MySQLdb: http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python/

    This can be a painful process depending on your setup. See other discussions on SO regarding MySQLdb install on mac os x:

    How to install MySQLdb (Python data access library to MySQL) on Mac OS X?

    EDIT: Sorry, skimmed past the fact that you already installed MySQLdb via py26-mysql, but this error seems to point to something that went wrong with that install. I’ve had lots of problems with MySQLdb on Mac OS X, always something different I have to do to make it work.

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