Python Mariadb Pip Install Failed, Missing Mariadb_config

I am using Linux Ubuntu 18.04 and python 3. I am trying to build a connection between a maria-db and my python scripts. Therefore I have to install the mariadb package. I have alre

Solution 1:

Install MariaDB Connector/C, which is a dependency.

sudo apt-get install libmariadb3 libmariadb-dev

Use PIP to install MariaDB Connector/Python.

pip3 install mariadb

Solution 2:

To install mariadb python module, you have to install a recent version of MariaDB Connector/C, minimum required version is 3.1.5, afaik Ubuntu 18.04 has 3.0.3.

An actual version of Connector/C for bionic is available on the MariaDB Connector/C Download Page.

If you want to install it in a special directory, make sure that the PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH point to bin and lib directories.

I also recommend to use a recent version of MariaDB Server, especially the very fast executemany() method will be much slower on MariaDB Server < 10.2.

Solution 3:

It seems you need to install it first on your OS. You can follow this guide to install it properly.