#112 Cannot connect to MySQL 4.1 with non empty password

[Anonymous]

MySQLdb 1.0 cannot connect to MySQL 4.1 server when
the user has non-empty password :(

_mysql_exceptions.OperationalError: (1251, 'Client does
not support authentication protocol requested by server;
consider upgrading MySQL client')

[Andy Dustman]

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You don't say what version of the client libraries you are
using. I'm guessing it's 4.0.x. Why don't you do what the
error message says and get an upgraded client.

[Kirby Urner]

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Here's a page that's likely relevant
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Old_client.html

I'm having the same problem. There's a news item saying a
new release candidate is out (1.1.5) and it sounds like
mySQL 4.1 is being supported. But I haven't figured out
where this 1.1.5 might be downloaded. Why isn't it listed
with the others?

[Andy Dustman]

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Maybe you don't see 1.1.5 because 1.1.6 is out; 1.1.7 should
be out this weekend.

[Kirby Urner]

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Sorry, was looking for win32 binary but I see in docs you've
stopped providing that kind of support. I'll advise my
client (a Windows shop) that Perl through ActiveState might
be a better option for mySQL work (for them -- personally I
favor Python).

[Andy Dustman]

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No, Windows support is the same as it's always been: I don't
have the tools to build a Windows binary, but if somebody
sends me one, I'll make it available.