John Machin wrote: > On Sep 1, 1:40 pm, Paul McGuire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> 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, AFAICT the OP is referring not to CPython, but to Cython, which > is a Pyrex fork. See http://www.cython.org/ > > Building CPython from source is likely to be a red herring. The OP's > question appears to be "How do I, on Windows, compile C code generated > by Cython into a pyd that will play happily with the standard-issue > python.exe and python25.dll?", and is probably best directed to one of > the 3 forums mentioned on the above-referenced page. > > HTH, > John > > > > John,
Yes, you are correct in understanding my question. I thought my post was clear, but I guess not. I will go try the pyrex list. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
