Compiling Python modules on Windows x64

Question

I\'m starting out some projects in words processing and I needed NumPy and NLTK. That was the first time I got to know easy_install and how to compile new modul

Answer 1

This worked best for me:

1. Install Visual Studio Express 2008
2. Install Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3138
3. Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin and open the Visual Studio 2008 x64 Win64 Command Prompt
4. In that shell, run pip install

You should not have to install any redistributable packages on client systems when done this way.