MacOS option for C connector

I've tried to install the MariaDB python package (as is available on PyPi) via PyCharm but it errors as I don't have the C connector installled. Relevent part of the error:

raise EnvironmentError(

      OSError: mariadb_config not found.

      This error typically indicates that MariaDB Connector/C, a dependency which

      must be preinstalled, is not found.

I understand the performance benefits of your design but your connector is now platform dependant. As a python developer I just want to grab a package from PyPi and start using using it.

As I don't want to start building and installing C programs from source (or via homebrew) it seems I will have to look for an alternative. Such a shame.