win32com pythonwin extensions part of stdlib?

[Ian]

On Dec 7, 11:02 am, harijay <hari... at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi I am using Python 2.6.5 on Windows.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> My question is : Can I use the win32com extensions on a licensed
> windows setup without having access to Visual Studio components.
>
> I did see some places where they suggested compiling with mingw32 ,
> but the compilation didnt work.
>
> Any help in getting the module running would be greatly appreciated

There are pre-built binary distributions available on sourceforge.
Why not just use one of those?