Installing on OS X 10.8.1 fails with "'Python.h' file not found"

[pydolan]

When trying to install Pillow, I run "sudo easy_install pillow", and receive the below. I ended up installing Pil instead, which gave the same error until I manually specified where to find the libraries (as described here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12180225/how-do-i-build-pil-on-os-x-mountain-lion/12180993#comment16321068_12180993 ).

Searching for pillow
Reading http://pypi.python.org/simple/pillow/
Reading http://github.com/collective/Pillow
Reading http://github.com/collective/pillow
Reading http://github.com/Pillow
Reading http://github.com/python-imaging/Pillow
Best match: Pillow 1.7.7
Downloading http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/P/Pillow/Pillow-1.7.7.zip#md5=0617fae88d62422b878906a3c394c687
Processing Pillow-1.7.7.zip
Running Pillow-1.7.7/setup.py -q bdist_egg --dist-dir /tmp/easy_install-VYWTNa/Pillow-1.7.7/egg-dist-tmp-fmLDmb
warning: no previously-included files found matching '.hgignore'
warning: no previously-included files found matching '.hgtags'
warning: no previously-included files found matching 'BUILDME.bat'
warning: no previously-included files found matching 'make-manifest.py'
warning: no previously-included files found matching 'SHIP'
warning: no previously-included files found matching 'SHIP.bat'
warning: no previously-included files matching '*' found under directory 'Tests'
--- using frameworks at /System/Library/Frameworks
clang: warning: argument unused during compilation: '-mno-fused-madd'
_imaging.c:75:10: fatal error: 'Python.h' file not found

include "Python.h"

     ^

1 error generated.
error: Setup script exited with error: command 'clang' failed with exit status 1

[aclark4life]

This usually means you have some libs somewhere pillow does not know about. I have OS X, let me see if I can reproduce.

[aclark4life]

I can't reproduce this on a clean install

[alexsani]

Hi, i have the same problem on a cleaning OS X 10.8.2.
In virtualenv with python 2.6

$sudo bin/easy_install Pillow
 Password:
 Searching for Pillow
 Reading http://pypi.python.org/simple/Pillow/
 Reading http://github.com/collective/Pillow
 Reading http://github.com/collective/pillow
 Reading http://github.com/python-imaging/Pillow
 Reading http://github.com/Pillow
 Best match: Pillow 1.7.8
 Downloading http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/P/Pillow/Pillow1.7.8.zip#md5=41d8688d4db72673069a6dc63b5289d6
 Processing Pillow-1.7.8.zip
 Running Pillow-1.7.8/setup.py -q bdist_egg --dist-dir /tmp/easy_install-rmxhaK/Pillow-1.7.8/egg-dist-tmp-KdJZUU
 /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/distutils/dist.py:266: UserWarning:
 Unknown distribution option: 'use_2to3'
 warning: no previously-included files found matching '.hgignore'
 warning: no previously-included files found matching '.hgtags'
 warning: no previously-included files found matching 'BUILDME.bat'
 warning: no previously-included files found matching 'make-manifest.py'
 warning: no previously-included files found matching 'SHIP'
 warning: no previously-included files found matching 'SHIP.bat'
 warning: no previously-included files matching '*' found under directory 'Tests'
 --- using frameworks at /System/Library/Frameworks
 unable to execute clang: No such file or directory
 error: Setup script exited with error: command 'clang' failed with exit status 1

Thanks for your time.
Alex

[inklesspen]

Your problem is actually a different error message, Alex. Your error is "unable to execute clang: No such file or directory". This probably means you don't have the developer tools installed.

[alexsani]

Sorry, thanks for the fast response. I read the last line and thought it was similar.
I'm new of mac and i miss apt-get :), i installed xcode from app store ... maybe there's more.
i''l inquire about it.
Thanks again.
Alex

[inklesspen]

You need to install the command-line tools as shown here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9329243/xcode-4-4-command-line-tools

[alexsani]

Great! Thanks again.
Alex