MySQLdb 是一个第三方驱动，为 Python 提供 MySQL 支持，兼容 Python DB API 2.0 版本。它可以在 http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python/ 找到。MySQLdb is a third-party driver that provides MySQL support for Python, compliant with the Python DB API version 2.0. It can be found at http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python/.

新的 MySQL Connector/Python 组件提供相同 Python API 的接口，并且内置于 MySQL 服务器，由 Oracle 支持。有关 Connector 的详细信息，以及 Python 应用程序的编码指南和示例 Python 代码，请参见 MySQL Connector/Python 开发者指南。The new MySQL Connector/Python component provides an interface to the same Python API, and is built into the MySQL Server and supported by Oracle. See MySQL Connector/Python Developer Guide for details on the Connector, as well as coding guidelines for Python applications and sample Python code.