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16253	Additional info for Windows users in MySQLdb section of install instructions	bjf2000@…	Gandi	"In reference to this page:
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/install

In the ""Get your database running"" section, there's no guidance for Windows users for the MySQLdb item. The link leads to an extremely difficult compile-your-own copy that's not going to work out for a lot of people.

Much like the PostgreSQL item a little higher on the page, it would be helpful if you'd point to the unofficial compiled Windows version of MySQLdb. This is the one I found eventually (specifically, the ""MySQL-python"" section):
http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs"	Cleanup/optimization	closed	Documentation	1.3	Normal	wontfix	mysqldb	Gandi	Accepted	0	1	0	0	1	0