On Sep 1, 12:13 am, John Machin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. Seehttp://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- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
Thanks, I thought "Cython" was a typo of "CPython". Glad the OP found a better-informed resource. -- Paul -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
