'pip install MySQL-python' fails with 'IndexError'

This solved my issue:

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I met same error and solved with following instructions:

1. brew uninstall mysql-connector-c
2. brew install mysql
3. invoke "mysql_config --libs" and confirm its output include correct library options: "-L/usr/local/Cellar/mysql/5.7.20/lib -lmysqlclient -lssl -lcrypto"
4. export LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib && pip install mysqlclient

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By finding out the information that mysql-connector-cmight come to the conclusion that the configuration by brew installation may be incorrect , open the /usr/local/bin/mysql_config script to modify some of the contents of it:

#Create options
Libs = "-L$pkglibdir "
Libs = "$libs -l"

change into:

#Create options
Libs = "-L$pkglibdir"
Libs = "$libs -lmysqlclient -lssl -lcrypto"

Save
Then re-install mysql-python:

pip install mysql-python