Looks like you haven't properly installed the header files and static libraries for python dev. Use your package manager to install them system-wide. For apt ( Ubuntu, Debian... ): sudo apt - get install python - dev # for python2.x installs sudo apt - get install python3 - dev # for python3.x installs For yum ( CentOS, RHEL... ): sudo yum install python - devel # for python2.x installs sudo yum install python34 - devel # for python3.4 installs For dnf ( Fedora... ): sudo dnf install python2 - devel # for python2.x installs sudo dnf install python3 - devel # for python3.x installs For zypper ( openSUSE... ): sudo zypper in python - devel # for python2.x installs sudo zypper in python3 - devel # for python3.x installs For apk ( Alpine... ): # This is a departure from the normal Alpine naming # scheme, which uses py2- and py3- prefixes sudo apk add python2 - dev # for python2.x i...