© Jesper Wisborg Krogh 2018
Jesper Wisborg KroghMySQL Connector/Python Revealedhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3694-9_1

1. Introduction and Installation

Jesper Wisborg Krogh1 
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Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia
 

You are about to embark on a journey through the world of MySQL Connector/Python. Welcome aboard! This is the first chapter out of a ten-step guide that will take you through everything from installation to troubleshooting. Along the way you will become acquainted with the features and workings of the connector and its APIs.

This chapter will introduce MySQL Connector/Python by going through the versions, editions, and the APIs. The middle part of this chapter will discuss how to download and install the connector, and the final part ...

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