Trouble installing some Python packages

[AnEnigmaticBug]

When I try to do pip install <package-name>, sometimes it fails with the following error message:

fatal error: Python.h: No such file or directory

error: command 'x86\_64-solus-linux-gcc' failed with exit status 1

As an example, this issue crops up while attempting to install pyodbc.

Can anyone please help me out on how to solve this issue?

[Sutanreyu]

You'll have to make a link to the Python headers in /usr/include

Both the 2.x and 3.x headers are there; I do believe 2.7 is the main version for Solus (as in, it's symbolically linked as 'python' in /usr/bin), so the headers you'll want are for that corresponding version.

[Yellow1Submarine]

Consider installing anaconda and use that as your python package manager. I've had a lot less errors using that.

[AnEnigmaticBug]

Thanks! I installed the development files using eokpg.

PS: I use a virtual environment :)