[Distutils] python-dev not installed on Unix

[M.-A. Lemburg]

Juergen Hermann wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> This is a VERY common error that traps users regularly:
> 
> distutils.errors.DistutilsPlatformError: invalid Python installation: 
> unable to open /usr/lib/python2.2/config/Makefile (No such file or 
> directory) 
> 
> Could we extend that error message by a hint on installing the python-
> dev .rpm/.deb? 
> 
> 	if sys.platform = "unix":
> 		msg += "\nYou probably need to install..."

Sure. Do you have a list of common package names needed for
this ?

SuSE uses "python-devel".

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