use 'pip install psutil' on docker image python:3.9.13-alpine3.16 error: linux/ethtool.h not found

Question

I tried to install python module psutl in docker python:3.9.13-alpine3.16
But it reported the following mistake:

Building wheels for collected packages: psutil
  Building wheel for psutil (pyproject.toml) ... error
  error: subprocess-exited-with-error
  
  × Building wheel for psutil (pyproject.toml) did not run successfully.
  │ exit code: 1
  ╰─> [51 lines of output]
      /tmp/tmpb62wij4i.c:1:10: fatal error: linux/ethtool.h: No such file or directory
          1 | #include <linux/ethtool.h>
            |          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      compilation terminated.
      running bdist_wheel
      running build
      running build_py
      creating build
      creating build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39
      creating build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil
      copying psutil/__init__.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil
      copying psutil/_common.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil
      copying psutil/_compat.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil
      copying psutil/_psaix.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil
      copying psutil/_psbsd.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil
      copying psutil/_pslinux.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil
      copying psutil/_psosx.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil
      copying psutil/_psposix.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil
      copying psutil/_pssunos.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil
      copying psutil/_pswindows.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil
      creating build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil/tests
      copying psutil/tests/__init__.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil/tests
      copying psutil/tests/__main__.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil/tests
      copying psutil/tests/foo.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil/tests
      copying psutil/tests/runner.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil/tests
      copying psutil/tests/test_aix.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil/tests
      copying psutil/tests/test_bsd.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil/tests
      copying psutil/tests/test_connections.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil/tests
      copying psutil/tests/test_contracts.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil/tests
      copying psutil/tests/test_linux.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil/tests
      copying psutil/tests/test_memleaks.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil/tests
      copying psutil/tests/test_misc.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil/tests
      copying psutil/tests/test_osx.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil/tests
      copying psutil/tests/test_posix.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil/tests
      copying psutil/tests/test_process.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil/tests
      copying psutil/tests/test_sunos.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil/tests
      copying psutil/tests/test_system.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil/tests
      copying psutil/tests/test_testutils.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil/tests
      copying psutil/tests/test_unicode.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil/tests
      copying psutil/tests/test_windows.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil/tests
      running build_ext
      building 'psutil._psutil_linux' extension
      creating build/temp.linux-x86_64-cpython-39
      creating build/temp.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil
      gcc -Wno-unused-result -Wsign-compare -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wall -DTHREAD_STACK_SIZE=0x100000 -fPIC -DPSUTIL_POSIX=1 -DPSUTIL_SIZEOF_PID_T=4 -DPSUTIL_VERSION=591 -DPSUTIL_LINUX=1 -DPSUTIL_ETHTOOL_MISSING_TYPES=1 -I/usr/local/include/python3.9 -c psutil/_psutil_common.c -o build/temp.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil/_psutil_common.o
      gcc -Wno-unused-result -Wsign-compare -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wall -DTHREAD_STACK_SIZE=0x100000 -fPIC -DPSUTIL_POSIX=1 -DPSUTIL_SIZEOF_PID_T=4 -DPSUTIL_VERSION=591 -DPSUTIL_LINUX=1 -DPSUTIL_ETHTOOL_MISSING_TYPES=1 -I/usr/local/include/python3.9 -c psutil/_psutil_linux.c -o build/temp.linux-x86_64-cpython-39/psutil/_psutil_linux.o
      psutil/_psutil_linux.c:19:10: fatal error: linux/version.h: No such file or directory
         19 | #include <linux/version.h>
            |          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      compilation terminated.
      error: command '/usr/bin/gcc' failed with exit code 1
      [end of output]
  
  note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
  ERROR: Failed building wheel for psutil
Failed to build psutil
ERROR: Could not build wheels for psutil, which is required to install pyproject.toml-based projects

Recurrence process:

1. docker pull python:3.9.13-alpine3.16
2. docker run --name alpine-python3 -it [image-id] /bin/sh
3. (In container)# apk add build-base
4. (In container)# pip install psutil

Key Error:
/tmp/tmpb62wij4i.c:1:10: fatal error: linux/ethtool.h: No such file or directory
1 | #include <linux/ethtool.h>
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

psutil/_psutil_linux.c:19:10: fatal error: linux/version.h: No such file or directory
19 | #include <linux/version.h>
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
error: command '/usr/bin/gcc' failed with exit code 1

so, what do I need to pre-install in advance to fix? Thanks!

Answer 1

You need to add the linux-headers package.

apk add build-base linux-headers
python -m pip install psutil