title: installing flask-mysql using conda
body: <p>How should I install flask-mysql using conda?</p>
  
  <pre><code>Monas-MacBook-Pro:flask_app mona$ conda install -c auto flask-mysql
  Fetching package metadata .............
  
  PackageNotFoundError: Packages missing in current channels:
  
    - flask-mysql
  
  We have searched for the packages in the following channels:
  
    - https://conda.anaconda.org/auto/osx-64
    - https://conda.anaconda.org/auto/noarch
    - https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/main/osx-64
    - https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/main/noarch
    - https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/free/osx-64
    - https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/free/noarch
    - https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/r/osx-64
    - https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/r/noarch
    - https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/pro/osx-64
    - https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/pro/noarch
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I can install it using pip but I wonder if there's a hack to install it using conda as well:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Monas-MacBook-Pro:flask_app mona$ pip -V
  pip 9.0.1 from /Users/mona/anaconda/lib/python3.6/site-packages (python 3.6)
  Monas-MacBook-Pro:flask_app mona$ pip install flask-mysql
  </code></pre>