Use numpy.get_include()
:
from distutils.core import setup
from distutils.extension import Extension
from Cython.Distutils import build_ext
import numpy as np # <---- New line
ext_modules = [Extension("hello", ["hello.pyx"],
include_dirs=[get_numpy_include()])] # <---- New argument
setup(
name="Hello world app",
cmdclass = {'build_ext': build_ext},
ext_modules = ext_modules
)