Pip error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 is required

Question

I just ran the following command:

pip install -U steem

and the installation worked well until it failed to install pycrypto. Aft

Answer 1

I faced the same problem. Found the fix here. https://github.com/statsmodels/statsmodels/issues/4160

Basically just install

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=691126&fixForIE=.exe

shasum output:

3e0de8af516c15547602977db939d8c2e44fcc0b visualcppbuildtools_full.exe md5sum output:

MD5 (visualcppbuildtools_full.exe) = 8d4afd3b226babecaa4effb10d69eb2e

Run your pip installation command again. If everything works fine, its good. Or you might face the following error like me:

Finished generating code
    LINK : fatal error LNK1158: cannot run 'rc.exe'
    error: command 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\\VC\\BIN\\x86_amd64\\link.exe' failed with exit status 1158

Found the fix for the above problem here: Visual Studio can't build due to rc.exe

That basically says

Add this to your PATH environment variables:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\bin\x86

Copy these files:

rc.exe
rcdll.dll

From

C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\bin\x86

To

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\bin

It works like a charm