Why Does Django Show \'No module named \'MySQLdb\'\' and How Can I Fix It?

Error "No module named 'MySQLdb'" When Loading MySQL Module

When working with a Django project using SQL in a Windows 10 command line with Python 3.4, you may encounter an error message:

File "C:\Users\user\env\lib\site-packages\django\db\backends\mysql\base.py", line 30, in <module>
'Did you install mysqlclient or MySQL-python?' % e
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Error loading MySQLdb module: No module named 'MySQLdb'.
Did you install mysqlclient or MySQL-python?

Despite installing mysqlclient with pip install mysqlclient==1.3.5, you still encounter this issue. To resolve this, you need to:

1. Install PyMySQL using:

   pip install pymysql

2. Edit the __init__.py file in the root of your project directory (where settings.py is located).

3. Add the following lines to it:

   import pymysql
   
   pymysql.install_as_MySQLdb()

This will import the PyMySQL module and install it as MySQLdb, allowing Django to recognize and utilize it for database connections.

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