[Python-Dev] Re: Question for potential python development contributions on Windows

2021-05-24 Thread Steve Dower
When you're installing Visual Studio the C++ tools version is listed under the selected components as "v14x". However, at this stage, the *only* version in circulation is 14.x - mine shows v142. Until the 14 changes to a "15", it will be binary compatible and so you can use any version at all

[Python-Dev] Re: Question for potential python development contributions on Windows

2021-05-24 Thread Guido van Rossum
How do you check that the C++ tools are v14.x? On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 1:43 AM Łukasz Langa wrote: > > On 20 May 2021, at 07:03, pjfarl...@earthlink.net wrote: > > The Python Developers Guide specifically states to get VS2017 for > developing or enhancing python on a Windows system. > > Is it st

[Python-Dev] Re: Question for potential python development contributions on Windows

2021-05-24 Thread pjfarley3
> From: Łukasz Langa > Sent: Monday, May 24, 2021 4:37 AM > To: pjfarl...@earthlink.net > Cc: python-dev@python.org > Subject: Re: [Python-Dev] Question for potential python development > contributions on Windows > > > On 20 May 2021, at 07:03, mailto:pjfarl...@earthlink.net wrote: > > > > The

[Python-Dev] Re: Question for potential python development contributions on Windows

2021-05-24 Thread Chris Angelico
On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 6:40 PM Łukasz Langa wrote: > > > On 20 May 2021, at 07:03, pjfarl...@earthlink.net wrote: > > The Python Developers Guide specifically states to get VS2017 for developing > or enhancing python on a Windows system. > > Is it still correct to specifically use VS2017 , or is

[Python-Dev] Re: Question for potential python development contributions on Windows

2021-05-24 Thread Łukasz Langa
> On 20 May 2021, at 07:03, pjfarl...@earthlink.net wrote: > > The Python Developers Guide specifically states to get VS2017 for developing > or enhancing python on a Windows system. > > Is it still correct to specifically use VS2017 , or is VS2019 also acceptable? We have to update the devgui