python-config missing

Question

I'm installing a program that requires I have python-config installed. The only problem is that I do not currently have python-config, and I cannot seem to figure out how to get it.

After searching around, I can supposedly install it via:

yum install python-devel

However, after doing so, python-config still does not exist.

I am currently using Python 2.4 on a cluster running CentOS 5.2.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

Run: pip install python-config

It would be installed and added to PATH.

Answer 2

Maybe it installed the file somewhere else.

First do:

         which python

on command line to find where the executable file is located.

Second:

Compare the installation file folder to see if it is in the same place.

Third:

if not you can either move it to the same folder or use the executable pointed by your file by calling it from the top of your scripts. It should look something like this:

       #!/usr/bin/Python-2.7.11

Resist changing the python version of your cluster, calling it from your script with a locally installed version seems to be the best solution.