Missing Python.h while trying to compile a C extension module
c++, compilation, extending, python
Solution
- Do you have the python dev files so that you can find Python.h?
- Do you have the location of Python.h specified to your compiler? with gcc this is usually done through a -I path to include.
Figuring out which of those is failing will solve your problem.
from the article you linked:
gcc -c hellomodule.c -I/PythonXY/include
gcc -shared hellomodule.o -L/PythonXY/libs -lpythonXY -o hello.dll
They assumed you installed python in the default location c:\pythonXY(Where X is the major version number and Y is the minor version number).(in your case Python26) If you put python somewhere else replace /PythonXY with where ever you installed it.
Problem
I'm following this tutorial on how to extend Python with C\C++ code. The section named "Building the extension module with GCC for Microsoft Windows" fails for me with the following error: ``` fatal error: Python.h: No such file or directory ``` The section named "Building the extension module using Microsoft Visual C++" also fails with a similar error: ``` fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'Python.h': No such file or directory ``` What should I do to solve this?