extending python with a C-written dll

[Jean-Baptiste PERIN]

Steve Holden a écrit :

> Jean-Baptiste PERIN wrote:
> 
>>
>>>
>>>> >> error: Python was built with version 6 of Visual Studio, and
>>>> extensions need to
>>>> be built with the same version of the compiler, but it isn't installed.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> How do you expect to be able to write your own extension if you don't 
>>> have
>>> the environment to do so in the first place? that error has nothing 
>>> to do
>>> with python itself, but with you not having installed the right 
>>> compiler.
>>> THe same problem will arise building your own extension.
>>
>>
>>
>> I know it has nothing to do with python ..
>> It just makes me sad to see that python cannot get rid of Visual 
>> Studoi to be extended . It's just amazing !!
>>
>> Python is free
>> The compiler I use is free
>> The code I plan to produce will be free
>>
>> Where can I find a free version of Visual Studio ?
>>
>> the only thing I use that is not free is the operating system and it's 
>> because I had no choice .. my company decided for it
>>
>>> Others suggested trying the ctypes binary installer. Do so.
>>
>>
>>
>> Yes .. that's what I'm going to do .. but I find it frustrating ..
> 
> 
> Perhaps you aren't aware that Microsoft make a free tool chain available 
> that can be used to create binary extensions? There has been some 
> discussion of this recently, and I managed to compile MySQLdb and a 
> couple of the mx extensions, so it's eminently doable [the PIL is 
> proving a little less tractable due to dependencies on other libraries 
> that I have yet to resolve].
> 
> The downloads are quite large, but if you want to try it, take a look at
> 
>   http://www.vrplumber.com/programming/mstoolkit/
> 
> regards
>  Steve


If nothing else works  .. I'll try that way ..
So far, I've tried to keep as far as possible from MS things ..

thank you for your help ...