Building python 2.6 w/ sqlite3 module if sqlite is installed in non-standard location

Question

I am trying to build python2.6 with support for the sqlite3 module.

I have successfully built and installed the sqlite-amalgamation to a non standard path: ./configure --prefix=/my/non/standard/install/path/sqlite/3.6.20/ make make install

I would like the python2.6 build to use this path & build the sqlite3 module. I checked './configure --help' but did not see any type of "--with-sqlite-dir=path" option.

How can I let python's configure know where sqlite lives?

Answer 1

Rather than rebuilding python, the simplest way to get the most recent sqlite3 is to install the pysqlite package which is the more up-to-date version of the standard library's sqlite3 module. It includes support for more recent sqlite3 features and is upwards compatible. More details are here.