[Python-Dev] Python as a Metro-style App

[Paul Moore]

On 7 January 2012 22:56, Eli Bendersky <eliben at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> A then-related question is whether Python 3.3 should be compiled with
>> Visual
>> Studio 11. I'd still be in favor of that, provided Microsoft manages to
>> release
>> that soon enough.
>
>
> Martin, I assume you mean the Express version of Visual Studio 11 here,
> right?

I would assume that Express should work, but the python.org
distributed binaries will use the full version (IIUC, the official
distribution uses some optimisations not present in Express - Profile
Guided Optimisation, I believe).

Paul.