http://codeinthehole.com/writing/how-to-set-up-mysql-for-python-on-ubuntu/
Installation
Starting with a vanilla Lucid install [1], install pip and upgrade to the latest version:
apt-get install python-pip
pip install -U pip
Next, install the required development packages:
apt-get install python-dev libmysqlclient-dev
then
pip install MySQL-python
should complete successfully.
中间pip install MySQL-python 这一步可能会出现以下错误:
The required version of distribute (>=0.6.28) is not available,
and can't be installed while this script is running. Please
install a more recent version first, using
'easy_install -U distribute'.
(Currently using distribute 0.6.24dev-r0 (/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages))
Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
The required version of distribute (>=0.6.28) is not available,
and can't be installed while this script is running. Please
install a more recent version first, using
'easy_install -U distribute'.
按照提示:
easy_install -U distribute