ImportError: No module named flask_mysqldb ("from flask_mysqldb import MySQL")

Question

I'm using python 3.10. I want to use MySQL database, but whenever I am trying to import the module it throws the error. I am using MAC OS. There are certain file for windows to import but I wasn't able to find solution for Mac OS.

ImportError: No module named flask_mysqldb

from flask_mysqldb import MySQL

Answer 1

do you have flask_mysqldb installed on your work environment? if not

• Create a virtual environment for your script using the command

• pip3 install virtualenv

• virtualenv "desired name for virtual environment"

2. install flask_mysqldb according to the documentation

• pip install flask-mysqldb.

• from flask import Flask

• from flask_mysqldb import MySQL

Reference: https://flask-mysqldb.readthedocs.io/en/latest/