[mod_python] import _apache fails

Going through the docs, testing my mod_python install and getting this
message in the apache logs:

File "mptest.py", line 3, in ?
from mod_python import apache
File "/usr/lib/python2.1/site-packages/mod_python/apache.py", line 55, in ?
import _apache
ImportError: No module named _apache

I've looked around and found something in regards to this won't work
from the command line, but as I stated, this is from the apache error
log, generated when calling the script from the web.

Running:
Debian Testing / GNU/Linux 2.2.17
Apache 1.3.9-14 / Mod Python 2.7.6-1

I used apt-get to grab and install modpython.

Thanks,
Sean