Please Recommend a C compiler for use with Python.

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Skip Montanaro wrote:
>     z> I use a generic PC running Win 98.  What's a good, Easy-to-use and
>     z> install, ANSI C compiler?  I might mention that I mainly want to
>     z> extend Python by writing routines in C.
> 
> You might try Cygwin.

I'm not so sure that this is a good choice when it comes to extending 
Python. If the standard Python distribution is to be extended, you 
really should use MSVC 6 (if you can still get copies of that).

Regards,
Martin