For various sundry reasons, I find myself needing to deliver a Windows-based Python app. I also chose Python 2.5 for this platform.
The app has several requirements, all of which are available for Python 2.5/Win32 except one: pycurl. So I decided to try building the source but as it turns out, building C programs on Windows isn't nearly as straightforward as on Linux, so I'm a bit lost. I've downloaded the free Visual C++ Studio 2005, the pycurl sources (and the requisite curl libs, etc), but pycurl insists I don't have a C compiler compatible with VC++ 2003 (which I'm assuming is what Python 2.5 is built with). So, for anyone who might know: 1) Is VC++ 2005 compatible with VC++ 2003? If not, how can someone acquire VC++ 2003 (aside from thepiratebay.org)? The Microsoft site seems to be a dead end here unless you've put out for a spendy MSDN subscription. 2) If it is compatible, is there some specific incantation needed (env variables, etc) to make pycurl use it? 3) If this is a dead-end, will mingw32 work instead (the error message from pycurl implies it might, but I have doubts)? Or will this only work with the cygwin version of Python? 4) How much alcohol will be required to forget all this when I'm done? Thanks, Cliff -- -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
