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02:08 ~ $ mkvirtualenv flask-tutorial --python=python3.10 created virtual environment CPython3.10.5.final.0-64 in 10186ms creator CPython3Posix(dest=/home/sconn1374/.virtualenvs/flask-tutorial, clear=False, no_vcs_ignore=False, global=False) seeder FromAppData(download=False, pip=bundle, setuptools=bundle, wheel=bundle, via=copy, app_data_dir=/home/sconn1374/.local/share/virtualenv) added seed packages: pip==24.3.1, setuptools==75.6.0, wheel==0.45.1 activators BashActivator,CShellActivator,FishActivator,NushellActivator,PowerShellActivator,PythonActivator virtualenvwrapper.user_scripts creating /home/sconn1374/.virtualenvs/flask-tutorial/bin/predeactivate virtualenvwrapper.user_scripts creating /home/sconn1374/.virtualenvs/flask-tutorial/bin/postdeactivate virtualenvwrapper.user_scripts creating /home/sconn1374/.virtualenvs/flask-tutorial/bin/preactivate virtualenvwrapper.user_scripts creating /home/sconn1374/.virtualenvs/flask-tutorial/bin/postactivate virtualenvwrapper.user_scripts creating /home/sconn1374/.virtualenvs/flask-tutorial/bin/get_env_details

(flask-tutorial) 02:09 ~ $ which pip /home/sconn1374/.virtualenvs/flask-tutorial/bin/pip

(flask-tutorial) 02:09 ~ $ pip install mysql Looking in links: /usr/share/pip-wheels Collecting mysql Downloading mysql-0.0.3-py3-none-any.whl.metadata (746 bytes) Collecting mysqlclient (from mysql) Using cached mysqlclient-2.2.7-cp310-cp310-linux_x86_64.whl Downloading mysql-0.0.3-py3-none-any.whl (1.2 kB) Installing collected packages: mysqlclient, mysql Successfully installed mysql-0.0.3 mysqlclient-2.2.7

(flask-tutorial) 02:09 ~ $ which mysql /usr/bin/mysql

(flask-tutorial) 02:09 ~ $ python Python 3.10.5 (main, Jul 22 2022, 17:09:35) [GCC 9.4.0] on linux Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

import mysql Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'mysql' exit() (flask-tutorial) 02:10 ~ $ pip list Package Version

mysql 0.0.3 mysqlclient 2.2.7 pip 24.3.1 setuptools 75.6.0 wheel 0.45.1 (flask-tutorial) 02:10 ~ $

and I can't import mysql. Confirmed that it's in flask-tutorial/lib/python3.10/mysql-0.0.3.dist-info

/usr/bin/mysql is the system mysql client, not the python package. Also, install just mysqlclient python package to interact with MySQL.