Problem:
There are a number of problems install pymongo on the base ec2 ubuntu ami trying to run the command

ubuntu> sudo easy_install pymongo

Reproduce:
Get the following message on STDERR

unable to execute gcc: No such file or directory

Case #2 - python-dev not installed
Get the following message on STDERR

bson/_cbsonmodule.c:23:20: error: Python.h: No such file or directory

Case #3 - python-dev is installed
Get the following message in STDERR

bson/time64.c:279: warning: \xe2\x80\x98check_tm\xe2\x80\x99 defined but not used

Workaround:

• Have gcc and pyhton-dev installed
• Ignore STDERR output

Business Case:

• ease of use
  Automated or manual installs of pymongo would be simpler if the dependencies were either called out in the install guide or removed from the component