[Python-Dev] VS 2010 compiler

[Chris Barker - NOAA Federal]

> This is the main motivation for moving to VS 2015 for Python 3.5.

Yes,I've followed that work to the degree I understand it, and it
looks like a great move. Thanks so much for your (continuing) efforts
with this.

> put a bit of
>>
>> pressure on MS to make it available, as they have for VS2008 and
>> py2.7, that would be great.
>
> I've applied that pressure already and it's not going to happen :(

Darn. Makes no sense, but I work for almost as big a  bureaucracy as
MS, so I know how that goes... :-)

> The best "solution" is to move to Py 3.5 asap.

Really not a solution at all, I'm afraid, and there are still growing
pains with compiling for it as well (see Numpy/SciPy).

But thanks.

-Chris