Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler for Python 3.4

Unfortunately to be able to use the extension modules provided by others you’ll be forced to use the official compiler to compile Python. These are:

Alternatively, you can use MinGw to compile extensions in a way that won’t depend on others.

See: https://docs.python.org/2/install/#gnu-c-cygwin-MinGW or https://docs.python.org/3.4/install/#gnu-c-cygwin-mingw

This allows you to have one compiler to build your extensions for both versions of Python, Python 2.x and Python 3.x.

Leave a Comment