'mysql_database.present' was not found in SLS about mysql-formula

[SkypLabs]

As explained in the official Salt documentation, the mysql_database.present function depends on the MySQLdb Python module. When absent from your system, Salt returns this cryptic message stating that the reason of State 'mysql_user.present' was not found in SLS 'roles.vlab.database' is because 'mysql_user' __virtual__ returned False. An issue has been submitted to the Salt project to improve this error message.

Furthermore, installing the MySQLdb Python module with your distribution's package manager won't solve the problem if you are using the onedir version of Salt. You will need to install it with the salt-pip tool (more on this here).

[damienvancouver]

If you are using oneDir salt and Debian/Ubuntu, the following commands run on your minion should fix the issue:

apt install build-essential pkg-config libmariadb-dev  
salt-pip install mysqlclient

Or, you can do this in your state files and state.apply on your minions to install mysqlclient package:

salt_mysql_dependencies:
  pkg.installed:
    - pkgs:
      - build-essential
      - libmariadb-dev
      - pkg-config
 
mysqlclient:
  pip.installed  

After either method, salt-pip list should show you "mysqlclient" in the output. If so, restart salt-minion and your mysql_* modules should be working.

[dimduj]

I've upgrade from Salt2017 to 2019 and the issue has been solved.