[Python-Dev] VC++ 2008 Express Edition now locked away? (original) (raw)

Brian Curtin brian at python.org
Wed Mar 6 18:03:11 CET 2013


On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 10:55 AM, Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:

Is there any plan for future Python versions to use a free compiler on Windows? That would eliminate this issue, but presumably would create others.

No plan, although there are at times patches/issues floating around to add some level of support for MinGW (or something like it) in addition to Microsoft's compiler.



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