Need help compiling Python-devel

[dieter]

TM <omastroi at gmail.com> writes:

> I have successfully compiled Python-2.7.12 on AIX 6.1 TL09, using steps
> below. However I need the python-devel library/headers. How do I compile
> Python, so that I can use this?

The distinction between "python" and "python-devel" is not a Python
notion but one of package management systems.
"Usual" users of a package do in fact not need the complete package
but only part (the binary part) of it. Only "special" users need more
parts (especially headers, maybe libraries). Therefore, many
package management systems have for most packages two variants
"XXX" (for "typical" users) and "XXX-dev[el]" (for "special" users).

When you compile Python yourself, you get the full Python: binaries,
headers and libraries. I.e. you in fact compile "python-devel"
(not "python").