OSError:mysql_config not found installing python mysqlclient

[alfredopacino]

Hello, trying to run

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pip install mysqlclient


I get the error

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MBP-of-admin:django_project aanto$ pip install mysqlclient
Collecting mysqlclient
  Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/f4/f1/3bb6f64ca7a429729413e6556b7ba5976df06019a5245a43d36032f1061e/mysqlclient-1.4.2.post1.tar.gz
    Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
    /bin/sh: mysql_config: command not found
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
      File "/private/var/folders/jw/4xk541g14mq3ljnws61fbt_m0000gn/T/pip-install-0u41r1pb/mysqlclient/setup.py", line 16, in <module>
        metadata, options = get_config()
      File "/private/var/folders/jw/4xk541g14mq3ljnws61fbt_m0000gn/T/pip-install-0u41r1pb/mysqlclient/setup_posix.py", line 51, in get_config
        libs = mysql_config("libs")
      File "/private/var/folders/jw/4xk541g14mq3ljnws61fbt_m0000gn/T/pip-install-0u41r1pb/mysqlclient/setup_posix.py", line 29, in mysql_config
        raise EnvironmentError("%s not found" % (_mysql_config_path,))
    OSError: mysql_config not found

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Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in /private/var/folders/jw/4xk541g14mq3ljnws61fbt_m0000gn/T/pip-install-0u41r1pb/mysqlclient/


how can I solve?

[alfredopacino]

I thought it was something easy to fix, should I give up and use the proper macos mysql package without XAMPP?

[Nobbie]

Feel free to do what you like to do.

[alfredopacino]

thanks?