Install Python Development Package

On Debian-based Linux

• Install the Python Development Package as a root. Depending on the version of your Python environment, change the development package's version as well. The following example installs the Dev. package for Python 2.6.x.

  sudo apt-get install python2.6-dev
  

On RPM-based Linux

• Login as root. Notice that there is a space between su and a dash.

  su -
  

• Install the Python Development Package.

  yum install python-devel