Getting .NET SDK to work with Python 2.4.2

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Dave wrote:
> So i go to the cmd and go to the directory and type
> "python setup.py build" (Will have to install after) and it comes up
> with this(after everything else runs smoothly):
> running build_ext
> error: The .NET SDK needs to be installed before building extensions
> for python.

The error message is misleading. It is not the SDK that you need,
but Visual Studio 7.1.

Alternatively, you can try building the extension with the GNU
mingw32 compiler.

Regards,
Martin