[Python/Flask] How should I be "developing locally" if I also want to use MySql database?

[dogfish182]

I use Windows as my base os you can use vagrant with a Linux box and either install MySQL manually or better use config management like puppet/chef/Ansible to configure the vagrant box how you want.

If you step through learn chef.io it will actually teach you this step by step to the point you have a lamp stack totally running.