Unable to find vcvarsall.bat using Python 3.3 in Windows 8

Question

I am having an issue when I try to run:

pip install numpy

I get:

unable to find vcvarsall.bat.

I followed

Answer 1

I am using the same setup and installing visual studio 2010 express was the easiest solution for me. http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/downloads#d-2010-express

Python 3.3 was built using VS 2010. http://blog.python.org/2012/05/recent-windows-changes-in-python-33.html