It's not just Python that has this problem. In Debian the zlib package is called zlib1g. I'm not sure what the '1g' is for, but what really puzzles me is why Debian's package for the Rust bindings is called librust-libz-sys-dev with the description "libz library (also known as zlib)"
I guess it's too late to fix this apparent typo? The project is called zlib, ''libz'' is simply incorrect.
I guess it's too late to fix this apparent typo? The project is called zlib, ''libz'' is simply incorrect.