Value error trying to install Python for Windows extensions

Question

I have Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 installed already. I downloaded the zip file Python for Windows extensions and extracted the contents into my Python27 folder. There\'s n

Answer 1

If you have a 64 bit Python installation:

Install "Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition" with the "X64 Compiler and Tools" option enabled.

Alternatively, download pywin32-214.win-amd64-py2.7.exe from http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/files/pywin32/Build%20214/