Value error trying to install Python for Windows extensions

Question

I have Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 installed already. I downloaded the zip file Python for Windows extensions and extracted the contents into my Python27 folder. There\'s n

Answer 1

If you are fixed on Python 2.7 64-bit (like I am) and too cheap to buy VS2008 Professional, you can also download VS2008 Express and install the Windows 7 SDK to get a compatible 64-bit compiler for free. After that, run the Windows 7 SDK SetEnv.Cmd script and then the setup.py:

> "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin\SetEnv.Cmd"
> setup.py -q install

The SetEnv.Cmd should set up all the environment variables you need for build. When it runs, there should be a message that says "Targeting Windows 7 x64 Debug". You can also use this command to compile in Release mode:

> "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin\SetEnv.Cmd" /Release
> setup.py -q install