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

None of these answers worked for me but I found the solution on the issue tracker:

1. Open cmd.
2. cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin"
3. Type vcvars32.bat or vcvars64.bat
4. In the same prompt and -without closing: cd back to the Python module you're trying to install.
5. The code should now install.

Source: http://bugs.python.org/issue7511