Bug #86105 mysql-connector-python fails to work with django 1.11
Submitted: 27 Apr 2017 9:11 Modified: 28 Jul 2017 2:18
Reporter: Michael Martin Email Updates:
Status: Closed Impact on me:
None 
Category:Connector / Python Severity:S2 (Serious)
Version:2.1.6 OS:Ubuntu
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any
Tags: connector, Django, python

[27 Apr 2017 9:11] Michael Martin
Description:

I installed on ubuntu 16.04 django 1.11 usinf pip3 and then installed the oracle mysql-connector-python.  When I try to use the driver with django I get the error below.

from django.db import models
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/django/workspace/mysite/manage.py", line 22, in <module>
    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
  File "/home/django/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 363, in execute_from_command_line
    utility.execute()
  File "/home/django/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 337, in execute
    django.setup()
  File "/home/django/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/__init__.py", line 27, in setup
    apps.populate(settings.INSTALLED_APPS)
  File "/home/django/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/apps/registry.py", line 108, in populate
    app_config.import_models()
  File "/home/django/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/apps/config.py", line 202, in import_models
    self.models_module = import_module(models_module_name)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/importlib/__init__.py", line 126, in import_module
    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 986, in _gcd_import
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 969, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 958, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 673, in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 665, in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 222, in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "/home/django/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/models.py", line 4, in <module>
    from django.contrib.auth.base_user import AbstractBaseUser, BaseUserManager
  File "/home/django/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/base_user.py", line 52, in <module>
    class AbstractBaseUser(models.Model):
  File "/home/django/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/db/models/base.py", line 124, in __new__
    new_class.add_to_class('_meta', Options(meta, app_label))
  File "/home/django/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/db/models/base.py", line 330, in add_to_class
    value.contribute_to_class(cls, name)
  File "/home/django/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/db/models/options.py", line 214, in contribute_to_class
    self.db_table = truncate_name(self.db_table, connection.ops.max_name_length())
  File "/home/django/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/db/__init__.py", line 33, in __getattr__
    return getattr(connections[DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS], item)
  File "/home/django/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 212, in __getitem__
    conn = backend.DatabaseWrapper(db, alias)
  File "/home/django/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/mysql/connector/django/base.py", line 336, in __init__
    super(DatabaseWrapper, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/django/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/db/backends/base/base.py", line 96, in __init__
    self.client = self.client_class(self)
TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not callable
Finished "/home/django/workspace/mysite/manage.py migrate" execution.

How to repeat:
On ubuntu 16.04 install django 1.11
pip install django
pip3 install --egg http://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/Connector-Python/mysql-connector-python-2.1.6.zip

create a django project and create a app 
Follow steps in tutorial
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/intro/tutorial01/

create a database in mysql

configure database settings
In the settings.py file

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'NAME': 'mysite',
        'ENGINE': 'mysql.connector.django',
        'USER': 'mysql_user',
        'PASSWORD': 'priv4te',
        'OPTIONS': {
          'autocommit': True,
        },
    }
}

 

run migrations command from the root of the project
python3 manage.py migrate
[27 Apr 2017 9:56] Chiranjeevi Battula
Hello Michael Martin,

Thank you for the bug report.
Verified as described with the help of dev's.

Thanks,
Chiranjeevi.
[27 Apr 2017 10:07] Michael Martin
I mistype a command in my steps, I user pip3 to install django.
[28 Jul 2017 2:18] Paul DuBois
Posted by developer:
 
Fixed in 2.1.7.

Connector/Python is now compatible with Django 1.11.
[17 Aug 2017 5:01] Brad Smith
When is version 2.1.7 going to be available?  Here's what I get when I try to get 2.1.7:

brad$ pip install mysql-connector==2.1.7
Collecting mysql-connector==2.1.7
  Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement mysql-connector==2.1.7 (from versions: 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.6, 2.2.3)
No matching distribution found for mysql-connector==2.1.7

** and 2.2.3 does not install at all.  I am using Python version 3.6.2.
[2 Dec 2017 8:38] Saurabh Mishra
I had the same problem and was using exact same configuration. So. First I was trying mysqlclient but it didn't work so I installed mysql-connector==2.1.6 and surprisingly it was also not working with Django1.11 so I did some research on google and found the solution.

If >>> you are facebook user login and visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/python.django/permalink/1657026527681920/

Else >>>

1) activate your virtualenv.

2) pip3 install mysql-connector==2.1.6

3) visit: https://github.com/mysql/mysql-connector-python/tree/master/lib/mysql/connector/django ...and download base.py for django1.11.

4) Now, go to your env's lib/python(version)/site-packages/mysql/connector/django and replace base.py with downloaded base.py downloaded previously.

Enjoy Django!