python-dev installation error: ImportError: No module named apt_pkg
Question: I got stuck in a problem. I am Debian user, and I want to install python-dev,
but when I run the code in the shell as a root:

    
    
    # aptitude install python-dev
    

I get the following error:

    
    
    Traceback (most recent call last):       
      File "/usr/bin/apt-listchanges", line 28, in <module>
        import apt_pkg
    ImportError: No module named apt_pkg
    

What seems to be the problem and how can I resolve it?

Thanks in advance!


Answer: Make sure you have a working python-apt package. You could try and remove and
install that package again to fix the problem with apt_pkg.so not being
located.

    
    
    apt-get install python-apt
    

