Not clear how to install drivers

This probably python/sql 101 for many people but when trying Records out, I received a message saying it didn't have a protocol handler for mysqldb. It's been a real struggle to understand that I need to install a driver, to find a suitable version and install it on a macbook (I gave up after several hours) and eventually to install the driver from the mysql site. I still don't know if this will work with Records or whether I'll have to use it in its raw form.