MySQL Bugs: #76752: Connector/Python Django backend doesn't work with Django 1.8

Bug #76752	Connector/Python Django backend doesn't work with Django 1.8
Submitted:	20 Apr 2015 11:19	Modified:	19 Jun 2015 16:58
Reporter:	Tomas Heger	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	Connector / Python	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	2.0.3	OS:	Any
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any
Tags:	Django

Description:
Django 1.8 changed the database backend API:
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/releases/1.8/#database-backend-api

Thus, the Django backend that is a part of Connector/Python doesn't work with Django 1.8 which is the current version.

When I try and use the Connector/Python backend with Django 1.8, I get the following error when trying to manage.py runserver:

django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: 'mysql.connector.django' isn't an available database backend.
Try using 'django.db.backends.XXX', where XXX is one of:
    u'base', u'mysql', u'oracle', u'postgresql_psycopg2', u'sqlite3'
Error was: cannot import name BaseDatabaseFeatures

How to repeat:
Create a project with Django 1.8 and set it to use mysql.connector.django. 
Try and run the server using manage.py runserver.

Suggested fix:
Adjust the backend to the changes in Django API. See the release notes for details:
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/releases/1.8/#database-backend-api

Thanks for the bug report.

We will soon work on supporting Django 1.8.

Thank you. Is there any ETA for this?

I have made an attempt to update the connector to Django 1.8,  which seems to work ok, and can be used for testing:

https://github.com/multiplay/mysql-connector-python/compare/master...Tyndie:django18

Any update on this issue? I'm still getting this error event with a Brian's solution.

My link was just a diff, try using https://github.com/multiplay/mysql-connector-python

@Brian Tyndall
Thanks a lot. Just gave the folk on your repo. It works like a charm.

Noted in 2.1.3 changelog.

Connector/Python is now compatible with Django 1.8.

Anyone know when MySQL Connector/Python 2.1.3 with this bug fix is to be released?

Guys, I am also getting the same error. Any help how we can use python 2.7.10 with MySQL connector.Thanks.

There is a new version of the mysql-connector-python that you have uploaded to pypi at https://pypi.python.org/pypi/mysql-connector-python/2.0.4

Many people are now using Django 1.8, and this connector 2.0.4 does not work with Django 1.8

But the version 2.1.3 works fine with Django. Link to version 2.1.3 http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/python/

Could you please update your pypi repository to this latest version please? Because we need to include this in a requeriments.txt file!

Thank you so much for this!

Victor Cajes @ PythonDev

Please update your pypi repository to this latest version.