Distutils prerequisites on Windows?

[Jason Orendorff]

> So now I wonder ... What version of MS VC do I need to compile packages 
> with distutils for Puthon 2.1.2 or 2.2 ?? Is this the right question to 
> ask at all?

Yes.

> I have an old versin of VC 6.0 lying around and would naturally prefer 
> to use that so I can avoid spending money once more on a compiler.

Should work.  Just install it, and try setup.py again.

yes-it-really-should-be-that-easy-ly y'rs,
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