win32com pythonwin extensions part of stdlib?

[harijay]

Using the "binary" offered on sourceforge and calling
"python setup.py install"

Has the install asking for "vcsvarsall.bat" . So this does not seem to
be a binary build



On Dec 7, 1:27 pm, Ian <ian.g.ke... at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 7, 11:02 am, harijay <hari... at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Hi I am using Python 2.6.5 on Windows.
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> > I wanted to start using the win32com extensions which I understand are
> > "essentially part of the stdlib" ( quoted inhttp://tgolden.sc.sabren.com/python/win32_how_do_i.html)
> > Since I didnt have the extensions as standard  I went to sourceforge
> > to get the module.
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> > However when I tried to do a distutils install of the python
> > extensions for windows downloaded from sourceforge , I found out I
> > need some proprietary components from Microsoft visual studio
> > 7)."vcsvarsall.bat" needed.
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> > My question is : Can I use the win32com extensions on a licensed
> > windows setup without having access to Visual Studio components.
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> > I did see some places where they suggested compiling with mingw32 ,
> > but the compilation didnt work.
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> > Any help in getting the module running would be greatly appreciated
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> There are pre-built binary distributions available on sourceforge.
> Why not just use one of those?