\'Error Loading MySQLdb Module: Did You Install MySQLclient or MySQL-python?\' - How to Fix It

"Error Loading MySQLdb Module: Did You Install MySQLDB or MySQL-Python?" - Resolved!

A user has encountered an error while setting up SQL for a Django project using Python 3.4 on Windows 10. Despite installing MySQLclient and locating the file, the command "python manage.py migrate" fails with the message:

Error loading MySQLdb module: No module named 'MySQLdb'.
Did you install mysqlclient or MySQL-python?

To resolve this issue, the user can follow these steps:

1. Install the pymysql library:

   pip install pymysql

2. Edit the __init__.py file in the project's origin directory (where settings.py is located):

   • Add the following lines:

     import pymysql
     
     pymysql.install_as_MySQLdb()

This will install and configure pymysql to emulate the MySQLdb module, solving the error.

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