ImproperlyConfigured: Error loading MySQLdb m

[jmatter]

I have been able to get mysqldb working through python
I'm pulling my hair out trying to get it working on my osx 10.4 box
with apache/mod_python/mysqldb

I have confirmed that apache works, mod_python works, and mysqldb work
stand alone.

I was following the django book and created the time example and was
able to browse to it through the development server at http://127.0.0.1:8000/time/.
I then try to go to it through apache at http://127.0.0.1/mysite/time/
and I get these errors and I feel like I have tried everything
(rebuilding mysqldb etc....with a modified _mysql.c without etc) I
keep getting:

ImproperlyConfigured: Error loading MySQLdb module: bad local file
header in /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/
python2.5/site-packages/MySQL_python-1.2.2-py2.5-macosx-10.3-fat.egg

Any help would be much appreciated.

Here is the full error:

MOD_PYTHON ERROR

ProcessId: 1439
Interpreter: 'www.myserver.dev'

ServerName: 'www.myserver.dev'
DocumentRoot: '/Library/WebServer/Documents'

URI: '/mysite/time/'
Location: '/mysite/'
Directory: None
Filename: '/Library/WebServer/Documents/mysite'
PathInfo: '/time/'

Phase: 'PythonHandler'
Handler: 'django.core.handlers.modpython'

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/
python2.5/site-packages/mod_python/importer.py", line 1537, in
HandlerDispatch
default=default_handler, arg=req, silent=hlist.silent)

File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/
python2.5/site-packages/mod_python/importer.py", line 1229, in
_process_target
result = _execute_target(config, req, object, arg)

File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/
python2.5/site-packages/mod_python/importer.py", line 1128, in
_execute_target
result = object(arg)

File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/
python2.5/site-packages/django/core/handlers/modpython.py", line 189,
in handler
return ModPythonHandler()(req)

File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/
python2.5/site-packages/django/core/handlers/modpython.py", line 162,
in call
response = self.get_response(request)

File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/
python2.5/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py", line 64, in
get_response
response = middleware_method(request)

File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/
python2.5/site-packages/django/contrib/sessions/middleware.py", line
13, in process_request
engine = import(settings.SESSION_ENGINE, {}, {}, [''])

File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/
python2.5/site-packages/django/contrib/sessions/backends/db.py", line
2, in <module>
from django.contrib.sessions.models import Session

File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/
python2.5/site-packages/django/contrib/sessions/models.py", line 5, in
<module>
from django.db import models

File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/
python2.5/site-packages/django/db/init.py", line 17, in <module>
backend = import('%s%s.base' % (_import_path,
settings.DATABASE_ENGINE), {}, {}, [''])

File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/
python2.5/site-packages/django/db/backends/mysql/base.py", line 12, in
<module>
raise ImproperlyConfigured("Error loading MySQLdb module: %s" % e)

ImproperlyConfigured: Error loading MySQLdb module: bad local file
header in /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/
python2.5/site-packages/MySQL_python-1.2.2-py2.5-macosx-10.3-fat.egg

[jmatter]

This was probably because I didn't read enough at:

http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/modpython/

Following the instructions for:

Using eggs with mod_python

sorted out the issue. I had to add the PythonInterpreter and the PythonImport directives and set them to my site.