[rdiff-backup-users] File "/usr/local/bin/rdiff-backup", line 20, in ? RDIFF error after install?

[j_70]

I compiled rdiff from source on SuSe 9.1 Pro but when I try a test backup, I 
get the following:

linux:~ # rdiff-backup /home/user1/ 192.168.1.140::c:\2004
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/rdiff-backup", line 20, in ?
    import rdiff_backup.Main
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 25, 
in ?
    import Globals, Time, SetConnections, selection, robust, rpath, \
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/SetConnections.py", 
line 30, in ?
    import Globals, connection, rpath
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", 
line 23, in ?
    import types, os, tempfile, cPickle, shutil, traceback, pickle, \
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/gzip.py", line 9, in ?
    import zlib
ImportError: No module named zlib
linux:~ #

The compilation and build went smoothly, python seems to be working fine, and I 
can get information about RDIFF.

linux:~ # python
Python 2.4.2 (#2, Feb 10 2006, 10:39:13)
[GCC 3.3.3 (SuSE Linux)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
linux:~ #


linux:~ # rdiff -V
rdiff (librsync 0.9.7) [i686-pc-linux-gnu]
Copyright (C) 1997-2001 by Martin Pool, Andrew Tridgell and others.
http://rproxy.samba.org/
Capabilities: 64 bit files, bzip2

librsync comes with NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
You may redistribute copies of librsync under the terms of the GNU
Lesser General Public License.  For more information about these
matters, see the files named COPYING.
linux:~ #

Anyone else have this problem?