title: ImportError: No module named PyMySQL - issues connecting with Anaconda
body: <p>so I am new to both programming and Python, but I think I have the issue narrowed down enough to ask a meaningful question.</p>
  
  <p>I am trying to use MySQLdb on my computer. No problem, right? I just enter:</p>
  
  <p>import PyMySQL</p>
  
  <p>PyMySQL.install_as_MySQLdb()</p>
  
  <p>import MySQLdb</p>
  
  <p>At the top of the script.</p>
  
  <p>But here is the problem. I installed Anaconda the other day to try to get access to more stats packages.</p>
  
  <p>As a result, on the command line, "which python" returns:</p>
  
  <p>/Users/vincent/anaconda/bin/python</p>
  
  <p>Based on reading other people's questions and answers, I think the problem is caused by being through Anaconda and not usr/bin/python, but I have no idea if this is correct... I would rather not uninstall Anaconda as I know that is not the right solution.</p>
  
  <p>So, I would like to ask for a very basic list of steps of how fix this if possible.</p>
  
  <p>I am on OSX (10.9) Anaconda is 1.9.1 and I think python is 2.7</p>
  
  <p>Thank you!</p>