synaptic says the latest version of python is 2.4.1-0, and that I have it installed... I am missing python.h and when I try installing a python package, it tells me that i need python version 2.4.1-2

Unpacking python2.4-dev (from .../python2.4-dev_2.4.1-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python2.4-dev:
python2.4-dev depends on python2.4 (= 2.4.1-2); however:
Version of python2.4 on system is 2.4.1-0.
dpkg: error processing python2.4-dev (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
python2.4-dev

That is the result I get.

I need python.h installed, but I cant install it due to not having the most recent python installed, which according to synaptic, I do. Please help.

actually, i just fixed that, however another problem has come up...

checking /usr/include/python2.4/Python.h usability... yes
checking /usr/include/python2.4/Python.h presence... yes
checking for /usr/include/python2.4/Python.h... yes
checking for pkg-config... /usr/bin/pkg-config
checking for pygtk-2.0 >= 2.4.0 pyorbit-2 >= 2.0.1 gnome-python-2.0 >= 2.6.0... Package pygtk-2.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `pygtk-2.0.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'pygtk-2.0' found

configure: error: Library requirements (pygtk-2.0 >= 2.4.0 pyorbit-2 >= 2.0.1 gnome-python-2.0 >= 2.6.0) not met; consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if your libraries are in a nonstandard prefix so pkg-config can find them.

what to do now?

Well, it would seem that you have to make sure the developer files for that library is installed, and then set the environment variable PKG_CONFIG_PATH to point to it if it's not in your normal library path.

dratix,

Do you mind sharing how you managed to get around the Python.h file problem??

I am currently trying to compile a program from source and one of the errors i get is that Python.h cannot be found. But, I do have Python.h in the /usr/include/python2.4/ path.

Do I have to add this path to some type of environment variable?