Python.h: No such file or directory

Question

I recently installed KDevelop 4 for C++ development on my Macbook Pro running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.

I want to embed Python application in my C++ code. To do that, one ne

Answer 1

sudo apt-get install pythonX.X-dev

For example for 3.8

sudo apt-get install python3.8-dev

Thank you Cristianjs19 for the comment.

Original Answer:

sudo apt-get install python2.7-dev

worked for me on a "Python.h: No such file or directory" issue