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When installing distribute-0.6.49 with python3.3.2 in Ubuntu system, error encountered

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"Compression requires the (missing) zlib module")
RuntimeError: Compression requires the (missing) zlib module

I have checked previous solutions that I need to install zlib package, but Should I re install my python again before that? can't I install zlib over it?

If re-installing of python needed, Where can I find python 3.3 with zlib already therein so that i can install python as usual?

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  • Was python installed from source or from a Ubuntu package? Commented Jul 27, 2013 at 15:51
  • from source, ubuntu by default had python 2.7, but i did python 3.3.2 from source Commented Jul 27, 2013 at 15:56

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To compile Python with zlib support, you need to install the zlib1g-dev package so that Python can find the headers.

You'd need to re-install your source-compiled Python to take this along.

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you mean first I should install zlib1g-dev package separately before python , then install python version?
Yes; the python configure script won't be able to find the zlib include files otherwise.
is that? I already did tis just now, but still cant import zlib
No, that is not what I said. Use the Ubuntu package manager to install zlib1g-dev, then cd Python-3.3.0, ./configure --prefix=/opt/python3.3, make, sudo make install.
If you installed zlib from source too, you'd need to add the headers location to the python configure call; with the Ubuntu package that's not needed (as the headers can then be found in a standard location).
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If you are running ubuntu then it is usually recomended that you use the package from the package manager. You can get python 3 - currently 3.3.1 with either sudo apt-get install python3 if I recall correctly or by using the software centre.

I am reasonably sure that the default distribution includes zlib.

Python 3.3.1 (default, Apr 17 2013, 22:30:32) 
[GCC 4.7.3] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import zlib
>>> exit()
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in python3.3.1, zlib is already available?

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