How to install development package on linux?

[Sarbjit singh]

Sorry for this basic question but I am having problem compiling mod_wsgi on Linux. As per mod_wsgi package site, user must have python development package installed on system.

I had installed Python2.7 on my Linux system from source code, using the following configuration few months back :-

./configure –prefix=<path> --enable-shared
Make –i install

But I am not able to find how to install development package from source code. 

Can some one please conform if I can install the development package from the same source code (Downloaded from Python Website for Unix) and please share the configuration switch for the same.

Thanks,
Sarbjit