Well, I didn't buy it JUST to compile python extensions, I'm looking to write C++ apps as well, I just use python for a lot of math and science simulations, and I got VS .NET at heavy discount since I'm a student. > Brandon K wrote: >> In case you missed it, I said I have windows XP. Windows XP >> pre-compiled python binaries are built on VS .NET 2003. In order to >> build extensions, you need the compiler the interpreter was built on, >> or at least that is what is reported to me by calling setup.py. If I >> was using linux, which I currently am not, it'd be a different story. >> Additionally, GCC isn't available for windows XP, only MinGW, the >> port, and I don't know that much about it to use it running on a >> Windows platform. Furthermore, I was asking for help on an extension, >> not an economical question about my programming environment. >> >> Thanks >> >>> >>> On Oct 4, 2005, at 10:25 PM, Brandon Keown wrote: >>> >>>> I have programmed a fractal generator (Julia Set/Mandelbrot Set) >>>> in python in the past, and have had good success, but it would run >>>> so slowly because of the overhead involved with the calculation. I >>>> recently purchased VS .NET 2003 (Win XP, precomp binary of python >>>> 2.4.2rc1) to make my own extensions. >>> >>> Why did you need to purchase anything when gcc is available for free? >>> > Since gcc isn't an option, the logical way to proceed would be to do > what others have done and install the Microsoft Toolkit compiler, > available from their web site for the outrageous price of nothing. I can > vouch that it really does compile extensions for Python 2.4 on Windows, > having done that myself. > > See > > http://www.vrplumber.com/programming/mstoolkit/ > > regards > Steve
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