-----Original Message----- From: Steve Dower <steve.dower@python.org> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2019 11:36 PM To: Kacvinsky, Tom <Tom.Kacvinsky@vector.com>; python-dev@python.org Subject: [Python-Dev] Re: Python 3.7.4, Visual Studio versions for building modules from source
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This is probably not the best place to ask, though I can understand why you ended up here. Please try this command:
<path to python.exe> -m test -v test_distutils -m *get_vc*
If the tests pass, post to distutils-sig@python.org or the Packaging category on https://discuss.python.org/
If the tests fail, post the output into a new bug at https://bugs.python.org/ along with
If the tests are skipped, you probably did not install the C++ or "Python Native Development" options for Visual Studio. You can run "Visual Studio Installer" from Start to change your installed options.
Tests passed once I used the right Visual Studio Command prompt. I was using the x64 Native toolchain command shell. Once I switched to the generic command shell, all is well. Thanks for the lick in the right direction, it got me to thinking that even though the tools are installed, I should try different Visual Studio shells. Tom