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diff --git a/databases/py-MySQLdb/pkg-descr b/databases/py-MySQLdb/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5c4095d --- /dev/null +++ b/databases/py-MySQLdb/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +You can easily access a MySQL database through the Python MySQL module. + +This module should be mostly compatible with an older interface written by +Joe Skinner and others. However, the older version is + + a) not thread-friendly (database operations could cause all other threads to + block), + b) written for MySQL 3.21 (does not compile against newer versions without + patches), + c) apparently not actively maintained. + +MySQLdb is a completely new module, distributed free of charge under a license +derived from the Python license. + +WWW: http://dustman.net/andy/python/ |
