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Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1

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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
mysql, python

Research direction

Start by reproducing the installation of pattern and inspect the setup.py dependency path for mysqlclient. Check how the install handles the missing mysql_config command and whether the project documents that prerequisite. Done means the reported installation failure is resolved or its required setup is clearly addressed.

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Collecting pattern
Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/1e/07/b0e61b6c818ed4b6145fe01d1c341223aa6cfbc3928538ad1f2b890924a3/Pattern-3.6.0.tar.gz
Collecting future (from pattern)
Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/90/52/e20466b85000a181e1e144fd8305caf2cf475e2f9674e797b222f8105f5f/future-0.17.1.tar.gz
Collecting backports.csv (from pattern)
Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/8e/26/a6bd68f13e0f38fbb643d6e497fc3462be83a0b6c4d43425c78bb51a7291/backports.csv-1.0.7-py2.py3-none-any.whl
Collecting mysqlclient (from pattern)
Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/f4/f1/3bb6f64ca7a429729413e6556b7ba5976df06019a5245a43d36032f1061e/mysqlclient-1.4.2.post1.tar.gz
ERROR: Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
ERROR: /bin/sh: mysql_config: command not found
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 1, in
File "/tmp/pip-install-lgocit98/mysqlclient/setup.py", line 16, in
metadata, options = get_config()
File "/tmp/pip-install-lgocit98/mysqlclient/setup_posix.py", line 51, in get_config
libs = mysql_config("libs")
File "/tmp/pip-install-lgocit98/mysqlclient/setup_posix.py", line 29, in mysql_config
raise EnvironmentError("%s not found" % (_mysql_config_path,))
OSError: mysql_config not found
----------------------------------------
ERROR: Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in /tmp/pip-install-lgocit98/mysqlclient/

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