Issues with dependency when installing packages from requirements.txt

[asimthapa]

Hi,
I am trying to set up the project locally in venv. I keep getting issues with installing mysqlclient

• First I got mysql.h file not found, which I have to install manually and add it to path.
• Now, I am getting fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'mariadbclient.lib'. That file is not in any of the path and I tried to look for that file onthe internet, but I couldn't find anything.

[TreyWW]

Hi @asimthapa,

If you plan on using MySQL as your database this package is a requirement to connect to it. To fix your error you'll need to install the MySQL wheel for your OS, I can provide the link to this if you need it.

If you don't plan on using MySQL and prefer to use SQLite or Postgres then you can install packages from gh_actions_requirements.txt. That contains (well should contain) all dependencies apart from MySQL.

Thanks for reaching out let me know if this doesn't work

[asimthapa]

thank you, I got it resolved. I was using python version 3.12 but looks like mysql wheel is only supported till v3.9 (yet). I changed my python version to 3.9 and it's working now.