Maniphest T243154

Drop support for MySQLdb
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	Jan 19 2020, 12:52 PM

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Since 72f072f0c PyMySql is the default and preferred python client for MySQL. Drop
The MySQLdb packages was hold for compatibility and fallback.

Drop MySQLdb support due to following reasons:

MySQLdb does not work with Python 3
MySQLdb development is no longer maintained and development stopped 6 years ago
MySQLdb's usage is deprecated for 20 months already
Python 2 support will be dropped (T213287)
PyMySQL module is pure python and does not depend on having the mysql client to be installed on the host
PyMySQL was installed at tool labs already (T189052)
PyMySQL does not need a MySQL client and installation is much more easier

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	Subject	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	mysql: drop support for MySQLdb module	pywikibot/core	master	+7 -22

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		Status	Subtype	Assigned	Task
		Resolved		Xover	T265640 phe-tools: Match&Split bot is not running because of python2 deprecation in pywikibot
		Resolved		Xqt	T213287 Drop support of Python 2.7
		Resolved		Xqt	T243770 Pywikibot Python 2 compatibility (tracking)
		Resolved		hashar	T243154 Drop support for MySQLdb
		Resolved		Mpaa	T89976 mysql support should fall back to dependency on pure python package PyMySQL
		Resolved		Andrew	T189052 install pymysql on tools-bastion-03

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Xqt created this task.Jan 19 2020, 12:52 PM

Restricted Application added subscribers: pywikibot-bugs-list, Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptJan 19 2020, 12:52 PM

Xqt triaged this task as Medium priority.Jan 19 2020, 12:52 PM

Xqt added a parent task: T213287: Drop support of Python 2.7.Jan 19 2020, 12:54 PM

Xqt added a subtask: T89976: mysql support should fall back to dependency on pure python package PyMySQL.

Xqt added a parent task: T243770: Pywikibot Python 2 compatibility (tracking).Jan 27 2020, 3:01 PM

gerritbot mentioned this in T89976: mysql support should fall back to dependency on pure python package PyMySQL.Apr 1 2020, 5:59 AM

Change 495740 had a related patch set uploaded (by Xqt; owner: Hashar):
[pywikibot/core@master] mysql: drop support for MySQLdb module

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/495740

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Apr 1 2020, 6:09 AM

Xqt closed this task as Resolved.Apr 1 2020, 6:15 AM

Xqt claimed this task.

Xqt reassigned this task from Xqt to hashar.

Change 495740 merged by jenkins-bot:
[pywikibot/core@master] mysql: drop support for MySQLdb module

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/495740

Xqt mentioned this in rPWBC821ee47c2f6a: mysql: drop support for MySQLdb module.Apr 1 2020, 6:26 AM

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Apr 1 2020, 7:10 AM

Thanks @Xqt !