Python error command x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc failed with exit status 1 is an error which occurs because of missing ssl dependencies.
In this article I am going to show you why this error is happening and how you can solve this error. I am also going to share with you other possible solutions which have worked for many developers who suffered from this error.
Exploring python error command x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc failed with exit status 1
This is an error which occurs because of missing ssl dependencies.
Please double check so you can avoid mixing between errors. The error message should look like the error message bellow.
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error: command 'x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc' failed with exit status 1
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Bellow, I will present a method that has worked for me and solved the error we are talking about in this blog post.
The Method that solved the issue for me : Correctlly Install the missing ssl dependencies
This error mainly happens because of missing ssl dependencies.
Here is a list of these dependencies : lib32ncurses5-dev, python-dev, libffi-dev and libssl-dev
If you have python3, you should use python3-dev
First, we should install the missing ssl dependencies
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sudo apt-get install build-essential python-dev lib32ncurses5-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev
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If you have python3, you should install these missing ssl dependencies instead
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sudo apt-get install build-essential python3-dev lib32ncurses5-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev
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You can also try installing only one dependency for example installing only libssl-dev might work
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sudo apt-get install libssl-dev
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Installing only lib32ncurses5-dev might work too
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sudo apt-get install lib32ncurses5-dev
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The method above should be enough to cover the error in most environments, I wish you good luck with your python projects.
Summing-up :
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