[docs] [issue30350] devguide suggests to use VS 2008 to build Python 2.7, but VS 2008 is no more supported?

Eryk Sun added the comment:

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It's a pain to try to install VS 2008 in 2017: it disappeared from microsoft.com, at least the Express edition.

I believe that is why Microsoft released the Visual C++ Compiler for Python 2.7 (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=44266) although, if memory serves, there is some issue with the 64-bit toolchain.

That release is intended for building extension modules. Is it possible to configure it for building CPython? ---------- nosy: +eryksun _______________________________________ Python tracker <report@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue30350> _______________________________________