:: To build extensions for 64 bit Python 3, we need to configure environment :: variables to use the MSVC 2010 C++ compilers from GRMSDKX_EN_DVD.iso of: :: MS Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4 (SDK v7.1) :: :: To build extensions for 64 bit Python 2, we need to configure environment :: variables to use the MSVC 2008 C++ compilers from GRMSDKX_EN_DVD.iso of: :: MS Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 (SDK v7.0) :: :: 32 bit builds do not require specific environment configurations. :: :: Note: this script needs to be run with the /E:ON and /V:ON flags for the :: cmd interpreter, at least for (SDK v7.0) :: :: More details at: :: https://github.com/cython/cython/wiki/64BitCythonExtensionsOnWindows :: http://stackoverflow.com/a/13751649/163740 :: :: Author: Olivier Grisel :: License: CC0 1.0 Universal: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ @ECHO OFF SET COMMAND_TO_RUN=%* SET WIN_SDK_ROOT=C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows IF "%PYTHON_ARCH%"=="64" ( ECHO SDK: %WINDOWS_SDK_VERSION% ARCH: %PYTHON_ARCH% SET DISTUTILS_USE_SDK=1 SET MSSdk=1 "%WIN_SDK_ROOT%\%WINDOWS_SDK_VERSION%\Setup\WindowsSdkVer.exe" -q -version:%WINDOWS_SDK_VERSION% "%WIN_SDK_ROOT%\%WINDOWS_SDK_VERSION%\Bin\SetEnv.cmd" /x64 /release ECHO Executing: %COMMAND_TO_RUN% call %COMMAND_TO_RUN% || EXIT 1 ) ELSE ( ECHO SDK: %WINDOWS_SDK_VERSION% ARCH: %PYTHON_ARCH% ECHO Executing: %COMMAND_TO_RUN% call %COMMAND_TO_RUN% || EXIT 1 )