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

[Christos Georgiou]

"M.-A. Lemburg" <mal at egenix.com> wrote in message 
news:44033992.8040805 at egenix.com...
> Microsoft has recently released their express version of the Visual C++.
> Given that this version is free for everyone, wouldn't it make sense
> to ship Python 2.5 compiled with this version ?!
>
>    http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/default.aspx

Link to the middle of a previous thread about the same option:

http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2005-November/058052.html

Link describes hands-on experience by Paul Moore.