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Fix typo; talk about mysql-connector in README
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peterjc committed May 25, 2014
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We currently recommend using Python 2.7 from http://www.python.org which
is the final version of Python 2. Early adopters are encouraged to try
Biopython under Python 3.3 as well.
is the final version of Python 2. Early adopters are encouraged to try
Biopython under Python 3.3 or 3.4, but not all the optional dependencies
are available yet.

Biopython is currently supported and tested on the following Python versions:

- Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.3, 3.4 -- see http://www.python.org

This is the currently the primary development platform for Biopython.
This is currently the primary development platform for Biopython.

- PyPy 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 -- see http://www.pypy.org

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PyGreSQL (pgdb), see http://www.pygresql.org/ (optional)
These packages are used by BioSQL to access a PostgreSQL database.

- MySQL Connector/Python, see http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/python/
This package is used by BioSQL to access a MySQL database, and is
supported on Python 2 and 3 and PyPy too.

- MySQLdb, see http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python (optional)
This package is used by BioSQL to access a MySQL database.
This is an older alternative package used by BioSQL to access a MySQL
database, but it is not available for Python 3 or PyPy.

Note that some of these libraries are not available for Jython or PyPy.
Note that some of these libraries are not available for Jython or PyPy,
and not all are available for Python 3 yet either.

In addition there are a number of useful third party tools you may wish to
install such as standalone NCBI BLAST, EMBOSS or ClustalW.
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