[Python-sybase-misc] Cannot compile python-sybase module on Windows

[Jeffrey Z. <Jef...@q-...>]

I am having trouble installing the python-sybase module on Windows XP
and I wonder if anyone can help me.

It seems that a C compiler is necessary for installing this module.
According to:=20

   http://python-sybase.sourceforge.net/install.html :

"The Micorsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition compiler can be freely
downloaded and used. It can compile the Sybase module for Python."

I have done as instructed and downloaded "Visual C++ 2005 Express
Edition".  However, when I execute:

   python setup.py install

I receive the following error:

   running install
   running build
   running build_py
   running build_ext
   error: Python was built with Visual Studio 2003;
   extensions must be built with a compiler than can generate compatible
binaries.
   Visual Studio 2003 was not found on this system. If you have Cygwin
installed,
   you can try compiling with MingW32, by passing "-c mingw32" to
setup.py.=20


It seems that Python25 on my machine was compiled with Visual Studio
2003 and this is somehow incompatible with Visual ++ 2005 Express
Edition. =20


What can I do? =20


There seems to be only one Python installer at the python.org web site.
It seems that this version of Python was compiled with Visual Studio
2003.  I cannot find any reference that describes how to compile the
Python source on Windows.  I am not a Windows expert.

I do not have access to any other C compiler for Windows.  Is there a
*pre-compiled* version of the python-sybase module for Windows XP?

Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.=20

Jeffrey Zelt