title: How do i import MySQLdb module on GAE?
body: <p>Am building an intranet site and am using GAE, but i want to access some data that lies in some MYSQl database.</p>
  
  <p>How do i import MySQLdb module?</p>
  
  <p>When i try:</p>
  
  <pre><code>import MySQLdb
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>GAE complains that there is no module named MySQLdb!!</p>
  
  <p>When is try this;</p>
  
  <pre><code>import django.db.backends.mysql
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>it goes through,seems like GAE likes django (parasitic behavior). </p>
  
  <p>I need to use MySQLdb module and MySQLdb.cursors </p>
  
  <p>Help</p>