PyPerl 1.0.1 [requires Visual Studio compiler?]

[Michael]

>It seems like this is the second time I have come across this with a Python module, and I'd like to get some perspective on it.
>
>I tried to build PyPerl (on my Win XP machine) and got the following:
>
>    Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
>    (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
>
>    C:\Python23\Lib\site-packages\pyperl-1.0.1>setup.py install
>
>    running install
>    running build
>    running build_py
>    creating build
>    creating build\lib.win32-2.3
>    copying dbi.py -> build\lib.win32-2.3
>    copying dbi2.py -> build\lib.win32-2.3
>    copying perlpickle.py -> build\lib.win32-2.3
>    copying perlmod.py -> build\lib.win32-2.3
>    running build_ext
>    error: Python was built with version 6 of Visual Studio, and extensions need to
>    be built with the same version of the compiler, but it isn't installed.
>
>As I'm a just poor boy with a dog, I do not own or use Visual Studio (as nice as it may be).  I do have/use the mingw 2.95.2-1 C++ compiler (in case of an emergency or if my life gets too simple).
>
>Is it possible to build this module with what I have?  Should I expect to need Visual Studio from time to time for building Python modules which dive into C++?  Am I totally off track here?  Is this just what I get for not absorbing some readme file?
>  
>
Why not just recompile Python with the compiler you do have? Might look 
at installing Cygwin and see if it's version of Python works better for 
you or if it's version of gcc can compile Python okay.