Compiler for external modules for python

[Jérôme Le Bougeant]

VS2003 : http://vecchio56.free.fr/VCToolkitSetup.exe


> Hello:
> I have interesting external modules that I want to incorporate to
> python 2.4.3 and python 2.5b2 also. Some of them requires C/C++
> compiler. I work with Win XP Sp2 and have installed VC2005 express (I
> do not know if the compiler is the one with optimizing
> characterisitics), when trying to install some module using "distutils"
> program, it asks for C/C++ VC7 that is part of VS2003, it seems
> distutils is not configured for VC8 that is part of VC2005.
> Under this circumstances I tried to find the VC7 compiler from
> microsoft sites, however it deflect to the new version of VS2005, so I
> "lost the cord and the goat" .
> I do not know what to do. Does anybody has some guidelines about this
> matter?
> Thanks!!!
>