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Error when connecting Django project to mysql?

I'm using python 3 and I have tried to connect my Django project(django3) to MySQL but I keep getting this error even though I installed mysqlclient.
I get this error when I'm trying to connect to MySQL
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "manage.py", line 21, in <module>
main()
File "manage.py", line 17, in main
execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 401, in execute_from_command_line
utility.execute()
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 377, in execute
django.setup()
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/__init__.py", line 24, in setup
apps.populate(settings.INSTALLED_APPS)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/apps/registry.py", line 114, in populate
app_config.import_models()
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/apps/config.py", line 211, in import_models
self.models_module = import_module(models_module_name)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/importlib/__init__.py", line 127, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1006, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 983, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 967, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 677, in _load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 728, in exec_module
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/models.py", line 2, in <module>
from django.contrib.auth.base_user import AbstractBaseUser, BaseUserManager
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/base_user.py", line 47, in <module>
class AbstractBaseUser(models.Model):
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/db/models/base.py", line 121, in __new__
new_class.add_to_class('_meta', Options(meta, app_label))
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/db/models/base.py", line 325, in add_to_class
value.contribute_to_class(cls, name)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/db/models/options.py", line 208, in contribute_to_class
self.db_table = truncate_name(self.db_table, connection.ops.max_name_length())
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/db/__init__.py", line 28, in __getattr__
return getattr(connections[DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS], item)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 207, in __getitem__
backend = load_backend(db['ENGINE'])
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 111, in load_backend
return import_module('%s.base' % backend_name)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/importlib/__init__.py", line 127, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/db/backends/mysql/base.py", line 21, in <module>
) from err
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Error loading MySQLdb module.
Did you install mysqlclient?

Make sure you are running the MySQL server on your machine.
Then find out you installed mysqlclient package on your system, you can install it using this command:
pip install mysqlclient
then add this config to your settings.py:
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
'NAME': 'DB_NAME',
'USER': 'DB_USER',
'PASSWORD': 'DB_PASSWORD',
'HOST': 'localhost'
'PORT': '3306',
}
}

According to https://github.com/Miserlou/lambda-packages You will get this error because there's no mysqlclient built for Python 3.7. Therefore you have to use pymysql.
I have figured out a way to fix this issue by,
First, you have to install pymysql
pip install pymysql
Then you have to add this code into init.py(or settings.py) file
import pymysql
pymysql.install_as_MySQLdb()
pymysql.version_info = (1, 3, 13, 'final', 0)

Why Django tries to use MySQL instead of sqlite3

My problem is this: When I try to do the migrations, it gives me the following error:
python3 manage.py makemigrations
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/jenifer/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/db/backends/mysql/base.py", line 16, in <module>
import MySQLdb as Database
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'MySQLdb'
The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "manage.py", line 21, in <module>
main()
File "manage.py", line 17, in main
execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
File "/home/jenifer/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 401, in execute_from_command_line
utility.execute()
File "/home/jenifer/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 377, in execute
django.setup()
File "/home/jenifer/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/__init__.py", line 24, in setup
apps.populate(settings.INSTALLED_APPS)
File "/home/jenifer/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/apps/registry.py", line 114, in populate
app_config.import_models()
File "/home/jenifer/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/apps/config.py", line 211, in import_models
self.models_module = import_module(models_module_name)
File "/usr/lib/python3.7/importlib/__init__.py", line 127, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1006, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 983, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 967, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 677, in _load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 728, in exec_module
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "/home/jenifer/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/models.py", line 2, in <module>
from django.contrib.auth.base_user import AbstractBaseUser, BaseUserManager
File "/home/jenifer/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/base_user.py", line 47, in <module>
class AbstractBaseUser(models.Model):
File "/home/jenifer/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/db/models/base.py", line 121, in __new__
new_class.add_to_class('_meta', Options(meta, app_label))
File "/home/jenifer/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/db/models/base.py", line 325, in add_to_class
value.contribute_to_class(cls, name)
File "/home/jenifer/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/db/models/options.py", line 208, in contribute_to_class
self.db_table = truncate_name(self.db_table, connection.ops.max_name_length())
File "/home/jenifer/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/db/__init__.py", line 28, in __getattr__
return getattr(connections[DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS], item)
File "/home/jenifer/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 207, in __getitem__
backend = load_backend(db['ENGINE'])
File "/home/jenifer/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 111, in load_backend
return import_module('%s.base' % backend_name)
File "/usr/lib/python3.7/importlib/__init__.py", line 127, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "/home/jenifer/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/db/backends/mysql/base.py", line 21, in <module>
) from err
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Error loading MySQLdb module.
Did you install mysqlclient?
Thing is, I've never told django to use MySQL, in fact, the settings.py states that it has to use SQLite:
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'gestlote.db'),
}
}
I've alreay tried to reinstall django, upgrade it, pip3 install pysqlite, but nothing seems to work.
So please, help me

django 1.10.5; Error with Postgis db as default backend

I am new to development generally and django. Currently I have the error below when I use the 'python manage.py runserver' command after changing Default Database Engine on setting to
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.contrib.gis.db.backends.postgis',
'NAME': 'agricom',
'USER': 'postgres',
'HOST': 'localhost',
'PASSWORD': 'pass',
'PORT': '5432',
}
}
I get the error below;
cannot import name 'GDALRaster' from 'django.contrib.gis.gdal'
(vrtenv_dj1-105) C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\Django_PJs\agricom>py manage.py runserver
Unhandled exception in thread started by <function check_errors.<locals>.wrapper
at 0x046C46F0>
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\Django_PJs\vrtenv_dj1-105\lib\site-packages\django\db\utils.py", line 115, in load_backend
return import_module('%s.base' % backend_name)
File "C:\Users\Kevin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\lib\importlib\__init__.py", line 127, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1006, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 983, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 967, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 677, in _load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 728, in exec_module
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\Django_PJs\vrtenv_dj1-105\lib\site-packages\django\contrib\gis\db\backends\postgis\base.py", line 7, in <module>
from .operations import PostGISOperations
File "C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\Django_PJs\vrtenv_dj1-105\lib\site-packages\django\contrib\gis\db\backends\postgis\operations.py", line 7, in <module>
from django.contrib.gis.gdal import GDALRaster
ImportError: cannot import name 'GDALRaster' from 'django.contrib.gis.gdal' (C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\Django_PJs\vrtenv_dj1-105\lib\site-packages\django\contrib\gis\gdal\__init__.py)
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\Django_PJs\vrtenv_dj1-105\lib\site-packages\django\utils\autoreload.py", line 226, in wrapper
fn(*args, **kwargs)
File "C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\Django_PJs\vrtenv_dj1-105\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\commands\runserver.py", line 113, in inner_run
autoreload.raise_last_exception()
File "C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\Django_PJs\vrtenv_dj1-105\lib\site-packages\django\utils\autoreload.py", line 249, in raise_last_exception
six.reraise(*_exception)
File "C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\Django_PJs\vrtenv_dj1-105\lib\site-packages\django\utils\six.py", line 685, in reraise
raise value.with_traceback(tb)
File "C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\Django_PJs\vrtenv_dj1-105\lib\site-packages\django\utils\autoreload.py", line 226, in wrapper
fn(*args, **kwargs)
File "C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\Django_PJs\vrtenv_dj1-105\lib\site-packages\django\__init__.py", line 27, in setup
apps.populate(settings.INSTALLED_APPS)
File "C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\Django_PJs\vrtenv_dj1-105\lib\site-packages\django\apps\registry.py", line 108, in populate
app_config.import_models(all_models)
File "C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\Django_PJs\vrtenv_dj1-105\lib\site-packages\django\apps\config.py", line 199, in import_models
self.models_module = import_module(models_module_name)
File "C:\Users\Kevin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\lib\importlib\__init__.py", line 127, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1006, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 983, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 967, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 677, in _load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 728, in exec_module
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\Django_PJs\vrtenv_dj1-105\lib\site-packages\django\contrib\auth\models.py", line 4, in <module>
from django.contrib.auth.base_user import AbstractBaseUser, BaseUserManager
File "C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\Django_PJs\vrtenv_dj1-105\lib\site-packages\django\contrib\auth\base_user.py", line 52, in <module>
class AbstractBaseUser(models.Model):
File "C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\Django_PJs\vrtenv_dj1-105\lib\site-packages\django\db\models\base.py", line 119, in __new__
new_class.add_to_class('_meta', Options(meta, app_label))
File "C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\Django_PJs\vrtenv_dj1-105\lib\site-packages\django\db\models\base.py", line 316, in add_to_class
value.contribute_to_class(cls, name)
File "C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\Django_PJs\vrtenv_dj1-105\lib\site-packages\django\db\models\options.py", line 214, in contribute_to_class
self.db_table = truncate_name(self.db_table, connection.ops.max_name_length())
File "C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\Django_PJs\vrtenv_dj1-105\lib\site-packages\django\db\__init__.py", line 33, in __getattr__
return getattr(connections[DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS], item)
File "C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\Django_PJs\vrtenv_dj1-105\lib\site-packages\django\db\utils.py", line 211, in __getitem__
backend = load_backend(db['ENGINE'])
File "C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\Django_PJs\vrtenv_dj1-105\lib\site-packages\django\db\utils.py", line 134, in load_backend
raise ImproperlyConfigured(error_msg)
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: 'django.contrib.gis.db.backends.postgis' isn't an available database backend.
Try using 'django.db.backends.XXX', where XXX is one of:
'mysql', 'oracle', 'postgresql', 'sqlite3'
Error was: cannot import name 'GDALRaster' from 'django.contrib.gis.gdal' (C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\Django_PJs\vrtenv_dj1-105\lib\site-packages\django\contrib\gis\gdal\__init__.py)
What can I do?
Please find error message below:

Can't migrate Sqllite to mysql in django

i have successfully installed mysqlclient in my django project folder.
prakash#prakash-Lenovo-ideapad-100-15IBY:~/projects/MasterQuote$ pip3 install mysqlclient
Output :
Collecting mysqlclient
Installing collected packages: mysqlclient
Successfully installed mysqlclient-1.3.12
DATABASE SETTINGS :
DATABASES = {
'default' :{
'ENGINE' : 'django.db.backends.mysql',
'NAME' :'MasterQuote',
'USER' : 'root',
'PASSWORD' : 'root',
'HOST' : 'localhost',
'PORT' : ''
}
}
But i try to migrate this error occured
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/django/db/backends/mysql/base.py", line 15, in <module>
import MySQLdb as Database
File "/home/prakash/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/MySQLdb/__init__.py", line 19, in <module>
import _mysql
ImportError: libmysqlclient.so.20: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./manage.py", line 15, in <module>
execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 371, in execute_from_command_line
utility.execute()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 347, in execute
django.setup()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/django/__init__.py", line 24, in setup
apps.populate(settings.INSTALLED_APPS)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/django/apps/registry.py", line 112, in populate
app_config.import_models()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/django/apps/config.py", line 198, in import_models
self.models_module = import_module(models_module_name)
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/importlib/__init__.py", line 126, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 994, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 971, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 955, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 665, in _load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 678, in exec_module
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/django/contrib/auth/models.py", line 2, in <module>
from django.contrib.auth.base_user import AbstractBaseUser, BaseUserManager
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/django/contrib/auth/base_user.py", line 47, in <module>
class AbstractBaseUser(models.Model):
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/django/db/models/base.py", line 114, in __new__
new_class.add_to_class('_meta', Options(meta, app_label))
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/django/db/models/base.py", line 315, in add_to_class
value.contribute_to_class(cls, name)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/django/db/models/options.py", line 205, in contribute_to_class
self.db_table = truncate_name(self.db_table, connection.ops.max_name_length())
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/django/db/__init__.py", line 33, in __getattr__
return getattr(connections[DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS], item)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 202, in __getitem__
backend = load_backend(db['ENGINE'])
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 110, in load_backend
return import_module('%s.base' % backend_name)
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/importlib/__init__.py", line 126, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/django/db/backends/mysql/base.py", line 20, in <module>
) from err
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Error loading MySQLdb module.
Did you install mysqlclient?

First activate the virtual environment and then do,
pip install mysqlclient

can't get pymysql to work with my python 3.4.1 environment

I might be doing something obvious wrong but I've been stock for a long time and have to get help. So sorry if it's obvious and stupid.
Can someone please take a look at this? I really appreciate the help.
I have python3.4.1 and need to use pymysql but the syncdb fails:
> (yara-proj)~/django-projects/yara-project/yaraSite$> python manage.py syncdb
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/Gemeni/.virtualenvs/yara-proj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 113, in load_backend
return import_module('%s.base' % backend_name)
File "/Users/Gemeni/.virtualenvs/yara-proj/lib/python3.4/importlib/__init__.py", line 109, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2254, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2237, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2226, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1191, in _load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1161, in _load_backward_compatible
File "/Users/Gemeni/.virtualenvs/yara-proj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django_mysql_pymysql-0.1-py3.4.egg/mysql_pymysql/base.py", line 29, in <module>
ImportError: cannot import name 'SafeUnicode'
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "manage.py", line 10, in <module>
execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
File "/Users/Gemeni/.virtualenvs/yara-proj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 399, in execute_from_command_line
utility.execute()
File "/Users/Gemeni/.virtualenvs/yara-proj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 392, in execute
self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv)
File "/Users/Gemeni/.virtualenvs/yara-proj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 242, in run_from_argv
self.execute(*args, **options.__dict__)
File "/Users/Gemeni/.virtualenvs/yara-proj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 280, in execute
translation.activate('en-us')
File "/Users/Gemeni/.virtualenvs/yara-proj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/utils/translation/__init__.py", line 130, in activate
return _trans.activate(language)
File "/Users/Gemeni/.virtualenvs/yara-proj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/utils/translation/trans_real.py", line 188, in activate
_active.value = translation(language)
File "/Users/Gemeni/.virtualenvs/yara-proj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/utils/translation/trans_real.py", line 177, in translation
default_translation = _fetch(settings.LANGUAGE_CODE)
File "/Users/Gemeni/.virtualenvs/yara-proj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/utils/translation/trans_real.py", line 159, in _fetch
app = import_module(appname)
File "/Users/Gemeni/.virtualenvs/yara-proj/lib/python3.4/importlib/__init__.py", line 109, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2254, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2237, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2226, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1200, in _load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1129, in _exec
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1471, in exec_module
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 321, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "/Users/Gemeni/.virtualenvs/yara-proj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/contrib/admin/__init__.py", line 6, in <module>
from django.contrib.admin.sites import AdminSite, site
File "/Users/Gemeni/.virtualenvs/yara-proj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/contrib/admin/sites.py", line 4, in <module>
from django.contrib.admin.forms import AdminAuthenticationForm
File "/Users/Gemeni/.virtualenvs/yara-proj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/contrib/admin/forms.py", line 6, in <module>
from django.contrib.auth.forms import AuthenticationForm
File "/Users/Gemeni/.virtualenvs/yara-proj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/forms.py", line 17, in <module>
from django.contrib.auth.models import User
File "/Users/Gemeni/.virtualenvs/yara-proj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/models.py", line 48, in <module>
class Permission(models.Model):
File "/Users/Gemeni/.virtualenvs/yara-proj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/db/models/base.py", line 96, in __new__
new_class.add_to_class('_meta', Options(meta, **kwargs))
File "/Users/Gemeni/.virtualenvs/yara-proj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/db/models/base.py", line 264, in add_to_class
value.contribute_to_class(cls, name)
File "/Users/Gemeni/.virtualenvs/yara-proj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/db/models/options.py", line 124, in contribute_to_class
self.db_table = truncate_name(self.db_table, connection.ops.max_name_length())
File "/Users/Gemeni/.virtualenvs/yara-proj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/db/__init__.py", line 34, in __getattr__
return getattr(connections[DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS], item)
File "/Users/Gemeni/.virtualenvs/yara-proj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 198, in __getitem__
backend = load_backend(db['ENGINE'])
File "/Users/Gemeni/.virtualenvs/yara-proj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 131, in load_backend
raise ImproperlyConfigured(error_msg)
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: 'mysql_pymysql' isn't an available database backend.
Try using 'django.db.backends.XXX', where XXX is one of:
'mysql', 'oracle', 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'sqlite3'
Error was: cannot import name 'SafeUnicode'
Here's what I have in settings.py
# Database
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.6/ref/settings/#databases
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'mysql_pymysql',
'HOST': '127.0.0.1',
'USER': 'root',
'PASSWORD': 'root',
}
}
and this is how the environment is setup.
(yara-proj)~/django-projects/yara-project/yaraSite$> ls
manage.py yaraSite
(yara-proj)~/django-projects/yara-project/yaraSite$> cd yaraSite/
(yara-proj)~/django-projects/yara-project/yaraSite/yaraSite$> ls
__init__.py
pycache__
django-mysql-pymysql
settings.py
urls.py
wsgi.py

DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
'HOST': '127.0.0.1',
'USER': 'root'
'PASSWORD': 'root',
}
}
Is the answer. PyMySQL is not a supported backend. You need to install the C bindings python-MySQL to work with mysql and Django.
Or you can try the solution described here How to make Django work with unsupported MySQL drivers such as gevent-mysql or Concurrence's MySQL driver?