--- mysqldb/setup.py 2014-01-02 13:52:50.000000000 -0600 +++ b/setup.py 2016-01-13 15:48:36.781216443 -0600 @@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ metadata['ext_modules'] = [ setuptools.Extension(sources=['_mysql.c'], **options)] metadata['long_description'] = metadata['long_description'].replace(r'\n', '') +metadata['zip_safe'] = False setuptools.setup(**metadata)