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Asked: 2026-06-11T04:47:57+00:00

I am trying to compile a Python extension written in C on a CentOS

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I am trying to compile a Python extension written in C on a CentOS machine. I am getting 

error: Python.h: No such file or directory

It works fine on ubuntu, where I have python-dev installed using apt-get.

I tried installing python-devel using

yum install python-devel

but it is already installed. How do I fix this error?

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  1. Editorial Team

    On my system the Python.h header file is in the path /usr/include/python2.6/. As this path is not searched by the pre-processor by default, you have to add it to the list of paths to search. This is done with the -I option to the compiler, like this:

    $ gcc -I/usr/include/python2.6 source.c -o program

    Change the path above to the actual path on your system. You can find it either with the find command as proposed in a comment, of with the locate command if it’s installed.

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