Problems Compiling Python 2.6.7 for Win7

[Jay Osako]

On Jun 8, 6:56 pm, "Gabriel Genellina" <gagsl-... at yahoo.com.ar> wrote:
> En Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:28:56 -0300, Jay Osako <josephos... at gmail.com>  
> escribi :
>
> > I have been trying to get PyODBC to work with Python 2.6 (the latest
> > version it is known to be compatible with) and Django, but have run
> > into a problem which, according to the information I've got elsewhere,
> > probably stems from a DLL incompatibility - apparently, [...]
>
> > The first of these problems is, of course, tracking down a copy of VC+
> > + 2008 Express. While one would think that this would be the simplest
> > solution, Microsfot themselves no longer provide the installer for
> > this, and I'm not sure I'd trust most of the other sources claiming to
> > provide it.
>
> Doesn'thttp://www.microsoft.com/express/Downloads/#2008-Visual-CPPwork  
> for you?
> I didn't try past the initial download prompt, but it seems to be the  
> right version.

<kicks self> How did I overlook that?

Well, OK, that seems to just what I needed, though I still seem to be
having some trouble with the actual Django project. Thank you.