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MySQL

URL: http://www.mysql.com/
license: GPLv2
platforms: Unix, win32, win64, MacOS X, i5/OS

Pros

Easy to install and administer
Support for many SQL Features (v5.0 and up):
- Good compliance with SQL standards
- Foreign Keys (using InnoDB)
- Stored Routines
- Views
- Triggers
Subqueries (as of v4.1)
Partitioning (as of v5.1)
ACID compliant (InnoDB and NDB storage engines)
Character set support
Build-in Replication
Many administration tools from third parties
Widely deployed
Regarded as being fast
Modular storage engines and interesting clustering features

Cons

Early versions (v4.1 and earlier) have the reputation for only basic SQL support (entry-level SQL 92) and deviations from the standards. Many interesting features (views, triggers,..) are included in the latest version (5 and above), but are missing in prior versions. Check SQL Modes for making MySQL more strict.
Some gotchas for MySQL v4.1 and earlier.

DB API 2.0 Drivers

MySQL for Python

URL: http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python
License: GNU General Public License (GPL), Python License (CNRI Python License), Zope Public License
Platforms: OS Independent
Python versions: 2.3 - 2.5

MySQL on-line documentation, additional forums (maintainer does not currently read these)

mxODBC

URL: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/
License: eGenix Commercial License
Platforms: Windows, Linux, MacOS X, FreeBSD, Solaris, AIX
Python versions: 2.1 - 2.5

mxODBC is compatible with the MySQL ODBC driver on Windows and Unix.

pyodbc

URL: http://code.google.com/p/pyodbc
License: MIT
Platforms: Windows, Linux, MacOS X, FreeBSD, Solaris, Any (source provided)
Python versions: 2.4+

Actively maintained Open Source project.

Precompiled binaries are available for Windows. Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Centos, and Fedora have precompiled RPMs available in their Extras repositories.

MySQL Connector/Python

URL: https://launchpad.net/myconnpy
License: GNU GPL v2
Platforms: Any (presumably)
Python versions: 2.4 or greater

Pure Python implementation of the MySQL protocol.
Maintained by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Supported Python Applications

Zope
A MySQL driver exists for PyDO (Python Data Objects)

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== Pros ==

 * Easy to install and administer
 * Support for many SQL Features (v5.0 and up):
  * Good compliance with SQL standards
  * Foreign Keys (using InnoDB)
  * Stored Routines
  * Views
  * Triggers
 * Subqueries (as of v4.1)
 * Partitioning (as of v5.1)
 * ACID compliant (InnoDB and NDB storage engines)
 * Character set support
 * Build-in Replication
 * Many administration tools from third parties
 * Widely deployed
 * Regarded as being fast
 * Modular storage engines and interesting clustering features

== Cons ==

 * Early versions (v4.1 and earlier) have the reputation for only basic SQL support (entry-level SQL 92) and deviations from the standards. Many interesting features (views, triggers,..) are included in the latest version (5 and above), but are missing in prior versions. Check [[http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/server-sql-mode.html|SQL Modes]] for making MySQL more strict.
 * Some [[http://sql-info.de/mysql/gotchas.html|gotchas]] for MySQL v4.1 and earlier.

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  License:: GNU General Public License (GPL), Python License (CNRI Python License), Zope Public License
  Platforms:: OS Independent
  Python versions:: 2.3 - 2.5
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  Platforms:: Windows, Linux, MacOS X, FreeBSD, Solaris, AIX
  Python versions:: 2.1 - 2.5
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+  URL:: http://code.google.com/p/pyodbc
  License:: MIT
  Platforms:: Windows, Linux, MacOS X, FreeBSD, Solaris, Any (source provided)
  Python versions:: 2.4+
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-==== Comments ====
+Actively maintained Open Source project.

Precompiled binaries are available for Windows.  Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Centos, and Fedora have precompiled RPMs available in their Extras repositories.

=== MySQL Connector/Python ===

  URL:: https://launchpad.net/myconnpy
  License:: GNU GPL v2
  Platforms:: Any (presumably)
  Python versions:: 2.4 or greater

 * Pure Python implementation of the MySQL protocol.
 * Maintained by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

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== Cons ==
+ * [[Zope]]
 * A MySQL driver exists for [[PyDO]] (Python Data Objects)

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