On Aug 31, 9:06 pm, David Lees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > August 31, 2007 > > I just downloaded the current Cython release and have no problem running > the cpython.py translator on the demo code. But when I try compiling, I > get an error complaining that my version of Python (which is the current > 2.5.1 downloaded from python.org) was compiled with Visual C++ 2003. I > only have Visual C++ 2005 on my machine and am unable to find a download > of 2003 on the Microsoft site (no big surprise). I have never built > Python from source. Is it necessary or can someone suggest an alternative? > > TIA > > david lees
Unless you are customizing Python (and you can accomplish a *lot* without doing so), it is not necessary to build Python from source. Download one of the pre-built Windows binaries and install it, or get the Win Python distribution from ActiveState and install that. Then start writing your own Python demo scripts. -- Paul -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list