Compiling a Python binding on Linux

Question

I'm trying to compile a Python binding, but I'm unable to find the python.h header on debian. Which package should I install?

Answer 1

你应该安装python-dev

Answer 2

需要安装python-dev软件包。

Answer 3

First of all, the header file for embedding or extending python is Python.h , with an uppercase P. Linux is case sensitive, and python.h won't work.

On debian and debian deriviatives like ubuntu, you can use apt-file to find out what package to install, given a filename:

$ apt-file search Python.h
...
python2.6-dbg: /usr/include/python2.6_d/Python.h
python2.6-dev: /usr/include/python2.6/Python.h
...

Answer 4

sudo apt-get install python2.6-dev 

or

sudo apt-get install python2.7-dev 

According to virtualenv option

Answer 5

You are missing the development header. try

sudo apt-get install python-dev