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A pure Python MySQL driver compatible with mysql-python.
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Developers who need a pure Python MySQL driver for their projects.
Projects that require compatibility with the MySQLdb API but prefer a pure Python implementation.
Teams migrating from MySQLdb to PyMySQL due to its pure Python nature.