fatal error: Python.h: No such file or directory #include <Python.h> code example
Example 1: Python.h: No such file or directory
For apt (Ubuntu, Debian...):
sudo apt-get install python-dev # for python2.x installs
sudo apt-get install python3-dev # for python3.x installs
For yum (CentOS, RHEL...):
sudo yum install python-devel # for python2.x installs
sudo yum install python3-devel # for python3.x installs
For dnf (Fedora...):
sudo dnf install python2-devel # for python2.x installs
sudo dnf install python3-devel # for python3.x installs
For zypper (openSUSE...):
sudo zypper in python-devel # for python2.x installs
sudo zypper in python3-devel # for python3.x installs
For apk (Alpine...):
# This is a departure from the normal Alpine naming
# scheme, which uses py2- and py3- prefixes
sudo apk add python2-dev # for python2.x installs
sudo apk add python3-dev # for python3.x installs
For apt-cyg (Cygwin...):
apt-cyg install python-devel # for python2.x installs
apt-cyg install python3-devel # for python3.x installs
Example 2: python.h missing
# `Python.h` is provided by the "python-dev" or "python3-dev" packages on debian/Ubuntu.
# On some sytems it will be "python-devel", "python2-devel" and/or "python3-devel"
sudo apt-get install python-dev python3-dev
Example 3: Python.h: No such file or directory
sudo apt-get install python-dev # for python2.x installs
sudo apt-get install python3-dev # for python3.x installs