because mysql-python doesn't compile with ssl support (there is no USE flag to use either) it doesn't work when you want to connect to mysql from your python script.. the solution is to add: extra_link_args = ['-lssl'] into setup.py from mysql-python 1.1.7 package Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. emerge mysql-python 2. 3. Actual Results: it desn't allow you to connect to mysql from python Expected Results: it allows you to connect to mysql from python the solution is to add: extra_link_args = ['-lssl'] into setup.py from mysql-python 1.1.7 package
added ssl USE flag, version bumped to 1.1.9