Question

Hey, I’m pretty new to linux (using Ubuntu 11.04) so bear with me here.

I downloaded psycopg2 2.4.1 from http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Database/Database-APIs/psycopg-6404.shtml

Then I try running…

python setup.py install

..While in the directory but then it tells me..

Error: pg_config executable not found.

Please add the directory containing pg_config to the PATH
or specify the full executable path with the option:

python setup.py build_ext --pg-config /path/to/pg_config build ...

… and I don’t know how to get to the path of pg_config (and I can’t even find it).

Thanks for any help.

Answer 1

Here’s an easy solution if you find your pg_config:

find /opt /usr -name pg_config
# Take note of path
env PATH=${PATH}:/opt/local/lib/postgresql91/bin python setup.py build

Or wherever your installation of PostgreSQL dumped off your pg_config file.