[New-bugs-announce] [issue31340] Use VS 2017 compiler for build

[Steve Dower]

New submission from Steve Dower:

The newer MSVC (v141) is available and reliable, and theoretically binary compatible with v140. This means we can update both Python 3.6 and 3.7 to build with it.

Testing for this should include:
* pythoncore with v141 and remainder with v140
* Python with v141 and wheels with v140

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assignee: steve.dower
components: Build, Windows
messages: 301253
nosy: paul.moore, steve.dower, tim.golden, zach.ware
priority: normal
severity: normal
stage: needs patch
status: open
title: Use VS 2017 compiler for build
type: enhancement
versions: Python 3.6, Python 3.7

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