Django - mysqlclient 1.3.13 or newer is required

Django - installing mysqlclient error: mysqlclient 1.3.13 or newer is required; you have 0.9.3

/home/username/.local/share/virtualenvs/project-env/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/db/backends/mysql

vim base.py

if version < (1, 3, 13):
   pass
   '''
   raise ImproperlyConfigured(
       'mysqlclient 1.3.13 or newer is required; you have %s.'
       % Database.__version__
   )
   '''

vim operations.py.

query = query.encode(errors='replace')