title: /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lpython2.7
body: <p>I'm trying to install MySQLdb with Python 2.7. The error I'm getting looks like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -g -O2 -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -fPIC -Dversion_info=(1,2,3,'final',0) -D__version__=1.2.3 -I/usr/include/mysql -I/opt/python2.7/include/python2.7 -c _mysql.c -o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/_mysql.o -g -pipe -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m64
  gcc -pthread -shared build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/_mysql.o -L/usr/lib64/mysql -L. -lmysqlclient_r -lz -lpthread -lcrypt -lnsl -lm -lpthread -lmygcc -lpython2.7 -o build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.7/_mysql.so
  /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lpython2.7
  collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
  error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Clearly, it can't find Python 2.7. Looking in <code>/usr/bin</code> I see:</p>
  
  <pre><code>python*
  python2@
  python2.4*
  python2.7@
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>What does the <code>@</code> symbol mean? Can anyone advise a remedy to the error?</p>