[Python-Dev] runtime dlls on Windows

Wed May 25 17:05:52 EDT 2016

On 05/25/2016 04:37 PM, Ryan Gonzalez wrote:
> Wouldn't downloading the Microsoft C++ Runtime 2015 also work? Many recent
> computers already have it pre-installed.

Even though the download seems to be only 14 MB (I don't have a Windows 
machine, so I cannot assure that just the file on MS website is enough), 
it is an inconvenience. Additionally, I don't know how clear it will be 
for the average Python user on Windows that a C++ runtime is missing.