MySQL Connector/Python

MySQL Connector/Python provides a native Python solution for connecting to MySQL databases without requiring external dependencies. This official driver enables Python applications to communicate with MySQL servers using standard Python database APIs. It features full support for MySQL 5.7 and 8.0 capabilities including authentication plugins, X Protocol, and connection pooling. The library handles character set encoding, date/time conversions, and large result sets efficiently. With its pure Python implementation, installation is simple using pip, and it runs on any platform where Python and MySQL are supported.