mysqlclient not recognized in Django

[Emanstone]

I got this error on trying to install Xampp:
'Important! Because an activated User Account Control(UAC) on your system some functions of Xampp are possibly restricted. With UAC please avoid to install Xampp to C:\Program Files(missing write permissions). Or deactivate UAC with msconfig after this setup'
If i go ahead and install xampp, then mysqlclient module is not seen by the project. I also get the warning that xampp doesn't have admin previledges. If I give xampp admin previledges, I see 'x' mark on my xampp interface against Apache, Mysql & Tomcat. Even installing in another directory hasn't worked either. I don't know what I am doing wrong.

If i go ahead and install xampp, then mysqlclient module is not seen by the project. I also get the warning that xampp doesn't have admin previledges. If I give xampp admin previledges, I see 'x' mark on my xampp interface against Apache, Mysql & Tomcat. Even installing in another directory hasn't worked either. I don't know what I am doing wrong.

[Nobbie]

What do you mean by "mysqlclient module is not seen"? Please provide the full error message and a full description of the error.

[Emanstone]

After installation of mysqlclient and i try to run my server, It returns this error Did you install mysqlclient? Also read through my Question full description..

[Nobbie]

I dont know mysqlclient and dont know your server. If you cannot explain better, nobody can help.

[Emanstone]

This exact error I get on my vs code terminal after installing mysqlclient in my virtual environment and switching database on my settings.py is : raise ImproperlyConfigured(
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Error loading MySQLdb module.
Did you install mysqlclient?

[Nobbie]

No. Mysqlclient is a python api, Xampp does not come with Python. And Xampp does not come with MySql, but with MariaDB. I dont know if mysqlclient runs with MariaDB.

I think you should not install Xampp, which does not come from the Ubuntu repository. Instead use Apache, Php, Mysql, Python etc. from the Ubuntu repository.

P.S.: Oops, i mixed it up with another request. You are Windows user, i have no clue about Python or mysqlclient in Windows environment.

[Emanstone]

It's ok. I am still waiting for windows focused solution. This thing is giving me headache. I might have to format my Laptop and start afresh if no solution is forthcoming, even from this community.

[Emanstone]

This community has not been helpful. I'll look elsewhere.