Thank you. I had previously read those suggestions. At the time none of them resolved my challenge. What did resolve part of the challenge was to follow this suggestion:
https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/pipenv-install-mysqlclient-error-solution/12582
That resolved the mysql start up and setup as I was able to at least get the database set up. Now I am running head first into a major buzzsaw trying to get Ubuntu/Linux to populate the database. It is refusing to connect to it because I get a an error telling me it does not recognize a socket:
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock’ (2)
My current research is not yielding anything fruitful. I do not understand the error, and suggestions I have found for modifying it, do not share how to locate the var/run/… location. And even if I get it sorted out, I am not confident I will be able to complete the course as it appears that everything is geared toward Celery for production and I do not have the level of understanding of how to “go it alone” by using different approaches.
Thank you for your suggestions about potential solutions, but I am not versed enough in software or hardware to have any confidence that I could achieve what you suggest. As it is I have to Google particular terms and phrases to try and even understand what is going on in certain situations.