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 On Windows, there are binary wheel you can install without MySQLConnector/C or MSVC. 
 
+#### Note on Python 3 : if you are using python3 then you need to install python3-dev using the following command :
+
+`sudo apt-get install python3-dev` # debian / Ubuntu
+
+`sudo yum install python3-devel `  # Red Hat / CentOS
+
 
 ### Install from PyPI