| Title | MySQLdb version testing doesn't check for unicode support |
| Status | closed |
| Priority | essential |
| Assigned user | Nick Barnes |
| Organization | Ravenbrook |
| Description | When the replicator starts up, it checks the version of the Python MySQL interface module. ASCII-only P4DTI operation is fine with versions after 0.2.2, but Unicode support is only developed fully in later versions, and ideally needs version 1.2.1 or later. We should check for this in particular and issue an appropriate warning. |
| Analysis | Researched Unicode support in MySQLdb by looking through the sources and contacting the author. Write a deprecated_unicode test function and add it to the MySQLdb_support table in mysqldb_support.py. |
| How found | unknown |
| Evidence | I just know. |
| Observed in | 2.4.2 |
| Created by | Nick Barnes |
| Created on | 2009-03-02 14:38:16 |
| Last modified by | Nick Barnes |
| Last modified on | 2009-03-02 14:38:31 |
| History | 2009-03-02 NB Created. |
| Change | Effect | Date | User | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 165210 | closed | 2008-06-04 18:39:20 | Nick Barnes | Changes to MySQLdb support checking. |