Diango 4.2.16 does not work since update to mysqlclient-2.2.5-cp312-cp312-win_amd64.whl due to 'TLS/SSL error'

[stephanema1]

Describe the bug

I have:

• Win10
• python 3.12.7
• django 4.2.16 (djangoproject.org)
• MariaDB 10.11.9 (mariadb-10.11.9-winx64.msi)

all worked fine, but yesterday I updated my packages
mysqlclient-2.2.4-cp312-cp312-win_amd64.whl to mysqlclient-2.2.5-cp312-cp312-win_amd64.whl
and from now on, when I call a webpage of one of my django websites I get the following error:

File "C:\tooling\programs\python312\Lib\site-packages\MySQLdb\connections.py", line 195, in __init__
    super().__init__(*args, **kwargs2)
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Exception Type: OperationalError at /mywebsite/ Exception Value: (2026, 'TLS/SSL error: SSL is required, but the server does not support it')

So I downgraded to mysqlclient-2.2.4-cp312-cp312-win_amd64.whl and all is working fine again.

I didn't find any breaking "hints" in the mysqlclient changelogs or at
https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-c (they have no changelogs at all).

I suppose some settings are somewhere needed to prevent some new behaviour ?

Environment

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How did you install libmysqlclient libraries?

pip

What version of mysqlclient do you use?

2.2.5

Docker command to start MySQL server

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Minimum but complete code to reproduce

# Write Python code here.
import MySQLdb

conn = MySQLdb.connect(host='127.0.0.1', port=3306, user='root')
...

Schema and initial data required to reproduce.

-- Write SQL here.
-- e.g. CREATE TABLE ...

Commands, and any other step required to reproduce your issue.

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[methane]

duplicate of #729.
See this comment.