[Python-Dev] Switch to MS VC++ 2005 ?!

[Terry Reedy]

"M.-A. Lemburg" <mal at egenix.com> wrote in message 
news:44033992.8040805 at egenix.com...
> Note: This is just a thought - I haven't looked into the consequences
> of building with VC8 yet, e.g. from the list of pre-requisites,
> it's possible that .NET 2.0 would become a requirement.

>From the FAQ (see other reply), it appears that this *is* a requirement for 
the Express editions.