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      31.10 MySQL Python API
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    MySQLdb
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   is a third-party driver that provides
    MySQL support for Python, compliant with the Python DB API version
    2.0. It can be found at
   <a class="ulink" href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python/" target="_blank">
    http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python/
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   The new MySQL Connector/Python component provides an interface to
    the same Python API, and is built into the MySQL Server and
    supported by Oracle. See
   <a class="ulink" href="/doc/connector-python/en/" target="_top">
    MySQL Connector/Python Developer Guide
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   for
    details on the Connector, as well as coding guidelines for Python
    applications and sample Python code.
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