I want to create rpm for Python-2.7.15 pkg on centos 7.5

Question

While creating rpm for Python-2.7.15 on centos 7.5. I was creating rpm using below command.

python setup.py bdist_rpm
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Executing(%build): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.UFJQ7P
+ umask 022
+ cd /root/rpmbuild/SOURCES/Python-2.7.15/build/bdist.linux-x86_64/rpm/BUILD
+ cd Python-2.7.5
+ env 'CFLAGS=-O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector-strong --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -grecord-gcc-switches   -m64 -mtune=generic' python setup.py build
running build
running build_ext
error: pyconfig.h: No such file or directory
error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.UFJQ7P (%build)

RPM build errors:
    Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.UFJQ7P (%build)
error: command 'rpmbuild' failed with exit status 1

Answer 1

pyconfig.h is part of the python-devel package on CentOS. Install it with

sudo yum install python-devel

For debian based distros use

sudo apt-get install python-dev