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title: "Python MySQLdb module"
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# Python MySQLdb module

There is no MySQLdb python module in the ZoneOS software platform. This is the source of the error: `No module named MySQLdb.`

The `pymysql` module should be used instead.

`pymysql` module can be installed in a python *virtual environment* as follows:

```
virtualenv --python=python3 ~/.virtualenv/mysql
~/.virtualenv/mysql/bin/pip install pymysql
~/.virtualenv/mysql/bin/python your-script.py
```