Compiling Python using Microsoft Visual C++ 2008

[Colin J. Williams]

Martin v. Löwis wrote:
>> 1.I have both 2.5 and 2.6 but both appear, under Recent Projects, as
>> pcbuild.  It would be helpful if the Python Version could be indicated.
> 
> Hover over the link, and it will display the full path, which you can
> then infer to reason about the specific copy of Python you are using.

Lovely, thanks.  It's at the bottom of 
the screen.

> 
> In any case, compiling Python 2.5 with VS 2008 is not supported.
> 
>> 2.With 2.6, Python compiles and executes OK but various packages are not
>> compiled, eg sqlite3.
> 
> See PCbuild/readme.txt.

I presume that this is PCbuild8.txt

> 
>> 3.Pythonw compiles OK but not sqlite3.
> 
> So what's the error?
> 
>> 4.Mike Fletcher suggests an approach
>> (http://www.vrplumber.com/programming/mstoolkit/) with Visual C for
>> Python 2.4.  Is this still the recommended way to compile Python 2.6?
> 
> No. Either use the full product, or the express edition. Neither
> requires and additional setup.
> 
>> 5.Python 2.5 source refers to an Older Visual C.  Automatic conversion
>> to Visual C 2008 gives the message “Some of the properties associated
>> with the solution could not be read.”  All projects except one had a
>> single warning, there were no errors reported.
>> 6.After conversion there is no python project, it is flagged “unavailable”.
> 
> See above. This procedure is not supported; you are on your own.
> Get a copy of VS 2003 if you want to follow the official
> recommendations.
> 
>> 7.Pythoncore builds with no errors and 6 warnings but there is no
>> executable.
>> 8.Python 2.5 build _tkinter fails – tcl.h not found.
> 
> See PCbuild/readme.txt.
> 
> Regards,
> Martin

Thanks.  I'll look at the readme more 
carefully and seek VS 2003.

Now, I would like to remove Python 2.5 
from VS 2008 but see no obvious way of 
getting rid of it.

Colin W.