I posted this on the Anaconda NG but haven't gotten an answer. I recently installed Python 2.7 using Miniconda. I'm now trying to build a Python extension module. My setup.py file is:
from distutils.core import setup, Extension module1 = Extension('pyssound', sources=['ssound.cpp', 'pyssound.cpp']) setup(name="pyssound", version=1.0, ext_modules = [module1]) Initially I got the vcvarsall.bat missing error and I found the fix for that: set MSSDK=1 set DISTUTILS_USE_SDK=1 Now when I run setup I get: python setup.py build running build running build_ext building 'pyssound' extension cl.exe /c /nologo /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DNDEBUG "-IC:\Documents and Settings\Owner\M iniconda\include" "-IC:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Miniconda\PC" /Tpssound.cpp /Fobuild\temp.win32-2.7\Release\ssound.obj error: command 'cl.exe' failed: No such file or directory cl.exe is the Visual Studio VS2008 compiler which is the one used to compile Python 2.7. A search for VS2008 turns up this site: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=10986 which mentions vs2010, 2012 and 2013 but not 2008. Where do I find VS2008? -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list