Re: [Matplotlib-users] error installing basemap

[Michael D. <md...@st...>]

You need to also install the python development package (python-dev), 
which contains the headers.

Mike

On 09/13/2012 02:06 PM, Michael Rawlins wrote:
>
> Following instructions here:
>
> http://matplotlib.org/basemap/users/installing.html
>
> Got this error and termination after issuing python setup.py install 
> from the basemap directory.
>
> src/_proj.c:4:20: fatal error: Python.h: No such file or directory
> compilation terminated.
> error: Command "gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv 
> -O2 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -fPIC -Isrc 
> -I/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/numpy/core/include 
> -I/usr/include/python2.7 -c src/_proj.c -o 
> build/temp.linux-i686-2.7/src/_proj.o" failed with exit status 1
>
>
> I'm running a new installation of Ubuntu 12.04. I installed Python and 
> Matplotlib through package manager. Several examples tested fine. I 
> see no Python.h file on my system. Thanks in advance for suggestions.
>
> MR
>
>
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