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				@BobbyTables Yupp, one possibility.
https://github.com/cyberdelia/...
setup.py from Flask...
https://github.com/PyMySQL/PyMySQL
(As listed in requirements)
https://github.com/PyMySQL/PyMySQL/...
And there's a hint for SHA 256 auth.
@srpatil Figure out what library you use. Python really is easy - it has a setup.py in most cases, from where you can track down what libraries are used. Go down the rabbit hole, knowing the libraries always comes in handy. - 
				
				@Demolishun Native MySQL Plugin shouldn't be used. For several reasons, and security isn't the only one. Yes, you (still) can in MariaDB, but that's not a solution.
 
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