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We are trying to install PIL and getting the error

error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1

Many similar questions, including this one (installing Reportlab (error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1 )), suggest installing the python-dev package.

Where can this be sourced for Windows 7. pip install python-dev didn't work.

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  • the answer is right on the PIL website, they have downloads for windows Commented May 8, 2013 at 19:33

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It seems there is no python-dev package for Windows. But the Python installer for Windows will normally install a sub directory include inside the main Python dir.

So with Python in C:\Python you would get:

  • C:\Python
  • C:\Python\DLLs
  • C:\Python\Doc
  • C:\Python\include
  • C:\Python\Lib
  • C:\Python\libs
  • C:\Python\Scripts
  • C:\Python\tcl
  • C:\Python\Tools

Inside this include directory you will find Python.h, which can be included or referenced.

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I am able to include Python.h, but I have no pyconfig.h. So I am getting Python-2.7.13\Include/Python.h:8:22: fatal error: pyconfig.h: No such file or directory
@MeetTaraviya I’m afraid you’ll have to make that a separate question, because I haven’t done much Python development since answering … don’t remember having needed pyconfig.h. Maybe stackoverflow.com/a/28678231/1548776 is a good hint?
@MeetTaraviya Also have a look at svn.python.org/projects/python/trunk/PC/pyconfig.h. github.com/esa/pagmo/wiki/… suggests pyconfig.h is included …
@MeetTaraviya Good to hear you were able to solve it. Would you please explain briefly for the benefit of others with the same problem?
I founnd out python-config on the system, ran python-config --ldflags and added those flags to linking option
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When I used to develop on Windows, this website with pre-compiled binaries was extremely handy: http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/

You'll find pre-compiled versions of PIL and ReportLab there. Hope that helps you out.

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There is no 64-bit version for Python 2.7
@user1328021 Sorry, see the PIL website for the 64-bit version. You didn't mention anything in your question about 64-bit.
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The easiest way to get a complete working setup on Windows, including ming compiler, is to install a distribution such as pythonxy (my favorite) or EDP.

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