How to get python-dev for windows?

Question

We are trying to install PIL and getting the error

error: command \'gcc\' failed with exit status 1

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Answer 1

When I used to develop on Windows, this website with pre-compiled binaries was extremely handy: http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/

You'll find pre-compiled versions of PIL and ReportLab there. Hope that helps you out.