On 28/06/2010 18:21, Susan Day wrote: > Hi; > I'm trying to install django and got this error: > > django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: MySQLdb-1.2.1p2 or newer is > required; you have 1.2.1 > > So then I tried yum upgrade mysql and got this: You should go and talk about this in the django lists, you clearly need very basic help. Also, that message indicates you need a newer MySQL-python package, not mysql. Have you considered starting with a very basic tutorial on django and python first ? Getting some of the concepts right, early on, will help make sure you go a lot further. - KB