Python TA-Lib install problems

Question

Frustratingly having a lot of difficult installing the TA-Lib package in python.

https://pypi.python.org/pypi/TA-Lib

I have read through all the forum posts

Answer 1

Download ta-lib-0.4.0-msvc.zip from http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/ta-lib/ta-lib-0.4.0-msvc.zip and unzip to C:\ta-lib

This is a 32-bit release. If you want to use 64-bit Python, you will need to build a 64-bit version of the library.

Some unofficial (and unsupported) instructions for building on 64-bit Windows 10, here for reference:

1. Download and Unzip ta-lib-0.4.0-msvc.zip

2. Move the Unzipped Folder ta-lib to C:\

3. Download and Install Visual Studio Community 2015 or 2017 - have to do the big install i'm afraid - no other way

Remember to Select [Visual C++] Feature

4. Build TA-Lib Library - From Windows Start Menu, Start [VS2015 x64 Native Tools Command Prompt]

cd to C:\ta-lib\c\make\cdr\win32\msvc

Build the Library by typing nmake

5. Try installing ta-lib again from pip or pycharm etc...