I am going through the documentation for MySQL-python and aren't there a few more steps to the installation? Don't I have to edit the setup.py file for: #!/usr/bin/env python """Setup script for the MySQLdb module distribution.""" import os, sys from distutils.core import setup from distutils.extension import Extension import string YES = 1 NO = 0 # set this to YES if you have the thread-safe mysqlclient library thread_safe_library = YES # You probably don't have to do anything past this point. If you # do, please mail me the configuration for your platform. Don't # forget to include the value of sys.platform and os.name. and the following additional sections within the setup.py file: if sys.platform == "netbsd1": include_dirs = ['/usr/pkg/include/mysql'] library_dirs = ['/usr/pkg/lib/mysql'] and: elif os.name == "posix": # UNIX-ish platforms not covered above pass # default should work or does the Windows installer that you mention take care of these settings? I somewhat doubt it because all of the author's instructions assume Linux/Unix/*ix throughout his instructions. Furthermore, which file or set of files within MYSQL-python are the Windows installer files? And what about the settings in the setup.cfg file? Do these need to be modified for Windows installations?: [bdist_rpm] doc_files = README doc/*.?tml CHANGELOG vendor = MySQL-python SourceForge Project packager = Andy Dustman <andy@dustman.net> distribution-name = Red Hat Linux requires = python build-requires = python-devel mysql-devel zlib-devel In the author's docs he states:Windows (3.11, 95, 98, NT, 2000, CE, BSOD, XYZ, etc.) Windows is not a supported platform. However, the setup.py script reportedly gets the job done. There is probably a link on the web page for getting a precompiled Windows installer from someone or other. Be aware that this is a user-contributed package; the author cannot help you with compiling and running under Windows. and I ask: Precompiled Windows installer? Where? What for (python? MYSQL-python?)? Excuse my ignorance, but I can't second guess the settings he is requiring before setup.py or setup.cfg (or whatever other files) will render a successful installation of the MYSQL-python product. I'd really love to be able to get this installed along with the mysqlda/db product so that I can get my web-based interfaces to mysql databases to perform better (faster) but the lack of "explicit" instructions for this non-programmer makes it very difficult. Without being a bother, can I get more "detail" in your instructions? Thanks a bunch! Chris Withers <chrisw@nipltd.com> wrote:Install Python 2.1 Have a look in Use the MySQL-python windows installer. This will want to install into the Python 2.1 you just installed, that's the only reason you installed it ;-) Copy anything that has mysql in it's name from C:\Python21\lib (or whether you put Python21+'\lib') to lib\python of you Zope install. For me, thsi was: _mysql.pyd _mysql_exceptions.py MySQLdb (a folder) Now unpack ZMySQLDA.tgz into your Zope Products folder. Restart Zope. All done. Chris --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now