configure: error: Can not link to python

configure: error: Can not link to python im trying to install mod_python. just wondering how to fix this error: Code: checking checking where python libraries are installed... /usr/lib/python2.5 checking for Py_NewInterpreter in -lpython2.5... no configure: error: Can not link to python Hi, Quite often when you try to compile stuff on your own, you get more or less cryptic error messages. In most cases you can resolve them if you install the developer versions of the base packages which are need. In your case "sudo aptitude install python-dev" should solve the problem.