fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'basetsd.h'

Question

So i have been trying to install Scrapy for Python for the last couple of days. Trying anything i could think off and read everything i have come across with similar problems,

Answer 1

Try after installing Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler for Python 2.7 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=44266