Cant install mysql python connector macOS High Sierra

Question

When I try installing mysql-python adaptor with pip3 I get this error message:

$ pip3 install mysql-python
Collecting mysql-python
  Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/a5/e9/51b544da85a36a68debe7a7091f068d802fc515a3a202652828c73453cad/MySQL-python-1.2.5.zip
Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/private/var/folders/vx/gzl69zd16lg9s4_xsgpnldv00000gn/T/pip-build-qkxwtgtw/mysql-python/setup.py", line 13, in <module>
    from setup_posix import get_config
  File "/private/var/folders/vx/gzl69zd16lg9s4_xsgpnldv00000gn/T/pip-build-qkxwtgtw/mysql-python/setup_posix.py", line 2, in <module>
    from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'ConfigParser'

    ----------------------------------------
Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in 
/private/var/folders/vx/gzl69zd16lg9s4_xsgpnldv00000gn/T/pip-build- 
qkxwtgtw/mysql-python/

Possible duplicate of [Python 3 ImportError: No module named 'ConfigParser'](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14087598/python-3-importerror-no-module-named-configparser) — Songtham T., Mar 23 '18 at 22:47

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 23 '18 at 22:30

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It says it in the error message:

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'ConfigParser'

Python 3 ImportError: No module named 'ConfigParser'

answered Mar 23 '18 at 22:30

Songtham T.

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 23 '18 at 22:32

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'ConfigParser' tells us, that you need ConfigParser to be installed first.
MySQL-python-1.2.5 seems pretty old. Not sure if it supports Python 3. Maybe try https://pypi.python.org/pypi/mysqlclient ?
If you're on Windows, sometimes it helps to download and install from the .whl

Cant install mysql python connector macOS High Sierra

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