error: invalid Python installation: unable to open /usr/lib/python2.4/config/Makefile (No such file or directory)

I received the error below when attempting to use easy_install to add the html5lib package on a server for a client. I assumed all of the necessary python packages were installed since easy_install was already available via python-setuptools-devel. After a quick investigation I noticed that the python-devel package was not installed. This can easily be installed on CentOS Linux using yum with the directions below.

Error: error: invalid Python installation: unable to open /usr/lib/python2.4/config/Makefile (No such file or directory)

Yum Command To Resolve Error:

yum install python-devel

Example Of Successful python-devel On CentOS 5.3 Linux Server:

[root@server ~]# yum install python-devel
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* extras: pubmirrors.reflected.net
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package python-devel.i386 0:2.4.3-27.el5 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
python-devel i386 2.4.3-27.el5 base 1.0 M
Transaction Summary
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Install 1 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)
Total download size: 1.0 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
python-devel-2.4.3-27.el5.i386.rpm | 1.0 MB 00:00
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : python-devel [1/1]
Installed: python-devel.i386 0:2.4.3-27.el5
Complete!
[root@server ~]#