Linking against Boost python 3.6. can't find boost_python instead of boost_python3

Question

I have problems linking against boost python.

I am using Visual Studio 2017 and compiled the boost 1_64 package with the following command line:

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Answer 1

Sorry for coming in late here, just went through the same nonsense myself. Turns out that boost doesn't handle two installs very well (or even a py3.x by itself)

You can definitely solve this by going into and making a quick change. To allow for boost to work with both python 2.x (2.7, presumably) and 3.x, I'd suggest changing:

#define BOOST_LIB_NAME boost_python

to

#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >=3
  #define BOOST_LIB_NAME boost_python3
#else
  #define BOOST_LIB_NAME boost_python
#endif