I'm new to Python too and ran into this problem also and couldn't find the direct answer...
Try this, it worked for me... 1. Visit: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2435 http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2435 2. Download & Run: Automated MinGW Installer (make sure you check the base, g++ and Make) 3. Update your PATH: Add the C:\mingw\bin directory to the system PATH 4. Create (or edit): C:\Python25\Lib\distutils\distutils.cfg and add the following 2 lines: [build] compiler=mingw32 That should do it for you! It worked for me :) I found this solution at: http://livingpyxml.python-hosting.com/wiki/AmaraWindowsInstallTips Liam Childs wrote: > > error: Python was built with Visual Studio 2003; > extensions must be built with a compiler than can generate compatible > binaries. > Visual Studio 2003 was not found on this system. If you have Cygwin > installed, > you can try compiling with MingW32, by passing "-c mingw32" to setup.py. > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Installing-PyXML-problems-tp12405796p20365133.html Sent from the Python - xml-sig mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ XML-SIG maillist - XML-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/xml-sig