title: How to get python-dev for windows?
body: <p>We are trying to install PIL and getting the error</p>
  
  <p><code>error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1</code></p>
  
  <p>Many similar questions, including this one (<a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7325305/installing-reportlab-error-command-gcc-failed-with-exit-status-1">installing Reportlab (error: command &#39;gcc&#39; failed with exit status 1 )</a>), suggest installing the <code>python-dev</code> package.</p>
  
  <p>Where can this be sourced for Windows 7. <code>pip install python-dev</code> didn't work. </p>