title: Python/SQLAlchemy: Connecting to a MySQL instance with Cleartext Authentication enabled
body: <p>I'd like to access a MySQL server which is setup in a way that only allows mysql_clear_password. I am able to connect to using command like, with the --enable-cleartext-plugin option, like so:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&gt;&gt; mysql --port NNN -u my_user -h DB.host.com --enable-cleartext-plugin -D my_database
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>However, from Python (specifically using SQLAlchemy/PyMySQL) It doesn't seem possible to use the enable-cleartext-plugin  option. How can we optionally pass this information via Python?</p>