Installing Pillow error: Setup script exited with error: command 'x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc' failed with exit status 1

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While i try to install Pillow 2.5.3 I am getting an error : command 'x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc' failed with exit status 1

Here is the complete log of what happened

I need this library as a part of another python project. I have gone through many solutions but none helped me

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Might be the same issue as here: https://stackguides.com/questions/41492878/command-x86-64-linux-gnu-gcc-failed-with-exit-status-1/42690573#42690573 – Dana Spitzer Friedlander

3 Answers

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You are missing Python headers. Install python-dev from your distribution's package manager.

Equally for python 3. Install python3-dev, example:

sudo apt-get install python3-dev
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I have tried python-dev package but not worked for me. Then i have tried below code work like charm 

sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python-dev
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If you are running python 3.6 the use this command

sudo apt-get install python3.6-dev