[Tutor] Trouble Launching Python

[George Fischhof]

2016-12-19 23:38 GMT+01:00 Joseph Olugbohunmi via Tutor <tutor at python.org>:

>  Hello,Good day, I installed Python 3.5.2 on my Windows 8.1 PC and then I
> tried launching IDLE as well as the Interpreter but I got a message that
> api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll was missing. I downloaded and installed
> that after which I got another message that
> api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll was also missing, I got that, and then
> another dll was missing and it goes on and on. Please what can I
> do?ThanksJoseph
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Hi Joseph,

this is a Microsoft visual c++ redistributable is missing from system.
I found this stackoverflow link which seems to describing a solution

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33265663/api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0-dll-is-missing-when-opening-microsoft-office-file

BR,
George