Please see :ref:`mysql_unicode` for current recommendations on unicode handling.
The PyMySQL DBAPI accepts the same SSL arguments as that of MySQLdb, described at :ref:`mysqldb_ssl`. See that section for examples.
The pymysql DBAPI is a pure Python port of the MySQL-python (MySQLdb) driver, and targets 100% compatibility. Most behavioral notes for MySQL-python apply to the pymysql driver as well.
| Class | MySQLDialect_pymysql |
Undocumented |