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Looking for some tips on getting started with Cython development under Windows. I am using Python 2.7.2.</div>
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After reading the Cython documentation [1] it appears that one has a choice of using either the MinGW or MS Visual C compiler.</div>
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1. Are there any issues associated with using the MinGW compiler and mixing C runtimes? This seems the be the simplest and fastest way to get started with the tradeoff being the need to distribute another C runtime (in addition to the MS C runtime required for the Python interpreter itself)</div>
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2. Regarding the MS Visual C compiler - can one use the C compiler that ships with one of the free Express editions of Visual Studio or must one purchase a full version of MS Visual Studio to get the appropriate compiler?</div>
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3. Which version (2005, 2008, 2010, ...) of MS Visual Studio is required to compile Cython libraries compatible with the 32 bit version of Python 2.7.2?</div>
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Thank you,</div>
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Malcolm</div>
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[1] http://docs.cython.org/src/quickstart/install.html</div>
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