freebsd-ports/databases/py-MySQLdb/pkg-descr

You can easily access a MySQL database through the Python MySQL module.

This module should be mostly compatible with an older interface written by
Joe Skinner and others. However, the older version is 

 a) not thread-friendly (database operations could cause all other threads to
    block),
 b) written for MySQL 3.21 (does not compile against newer versions without
    patches),
 c) apparently not actively maintained.

MySQLdb is a completely new module, distributed free of charge under a license
derived from the Python license. 

WWW: http://dustman.net/andy/python/
Initial import of py-MySQLdb. py-MySQLdb is a Python module to access MySQL databases, very similar to the one in ports/databases/py-MySQL, but unlike the latter it is actively maintained and conform to the DB-API v2.0. Therefore it should be used instead of the oldest one by all who want retain maintainability of their Python DB applications in the future. PR: 18383 Submitted by: sobomax 2000-05-26 07:05:20 +00:00			`You can easily access a MySQL database through the Python MySQL module.`

			`This module should be mostly compatible with an older interface written by`
			`Joe Skinner and others. However, the older version is`

			`a) not thread-friendly (database operations could cause all other threads to`
			`block),`
			`b) written for MySQL 3.21 (does not compile against newer versions without`
			`patches),`
			`c) apparently not actively maintained.`

			`MySQLdb is a completely new module, distributed free of charge under a license`
			`derived from the Python license.`

			`WWW: http://dustman.net/andy/python/`