• thelastknowngod@lemm.ee
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          3
          ·
          1 year ago

          If you need the python header files, depending on your distro, you may need to install python3-dev, python3-devel, python3, or some other variation on the name. For a novice, this might not always be obvious and they might not know things like apt-file are helpful for figuring it out.

          • uis@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            edit-2
            1 year ago

            Huh. Shouldn’t apt install header dependencies too? I’m using system where every package comes with headers, so I don’t install headers separately.

            • thelastknowngod@lemm.ee
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              1
              ·
              1 year ago

              Debian and RedHat based distros typically do not bundle them together. The have separate -dev and -devel packages for headers.