[Python-Dev] Python 2.4 extensions require VC 7.1?

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Fredrik Lundh wrote:
>> It was discussed before, and the agreement was to use VS 2003 for another cycle
>> (i.e. 2.5). But the fact that VS 2003 is no longer available for download is an
>> important fact, and we might want to rediscuss the issue.
> 
> it's still available in the .net sdk packages (see comp.lang.python), 
> and it's still available for MSDN subscribers.

It's also easy to get a used copy on ebay.

Regards,
Martin