no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH when installing python

Question

I\'m trying to install new python environment on my shared hosting. I follow the steps written in this post:

mkdir ~/src
wget http://www.python.org/ftp/pytho         


        

Answer 1

The gcc compiler is not in your $PATH. It means either you dont have gcc installed or it's not in your $PATH variable.

To install gcc use this: (run as root)

• Redhat base:

  yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
  

• Debian base:

  apt-get install build-essential