cannot install with pip (macOS)

[motclem]

I'm using the command pip install python-accounting but it is not installing successfully I'm getting the response as per the screenshot. I have tried on multiple machines and get the same response on each,

[ekmungai]

Hi @motclem, from the stacktrace it seems like there's a problem with your mysql/mariadb installation.

Cheers,
Edward

[motclem]

thanks at @ekmungai being ghonest I originally I didn't have mysql installed which I do now are there installation instructions other than the pip install command? I also wondered if my python version was an issue I have very specifically installed 3.9 or will any 3.x work?

many thanks,

tom

[ekmungai]

Hey @motclem,

No just the standard pip install command shouldbe sufficient.

Regards,
Edward

[NoHitCrit]

Would be nice if you included requirements somewhere so that users can install the dependencies beforehand rather than going the route of pip install >> error >> install missing library >> pip install >> error >> recycle as needed.

The readme also says that it supports postgres, so how do I get it to use that instead of installing mysql?

[raman-nbg]

@ekmungai do you know how to install this library without having the mysql libraries installed?

[ekmungai]

@NoHitCrit you mean like this?

[ekmungai]

@raman-nbg the mysql libraries are unfortunately one of the dependencies for the library, if you intend to only use postgres I suppose you could install all dependencies and then remove the mysql ones from your system but I haven't tested or even tried that.

Cheers,
Ed