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authorGiampaolo Rodola <g.rodola@gmail.com>2018-01-16 05:21:39 -0800
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C:\Python27\python.exe -m pip install psutil
If you want to compile psutil from sources you'll need **Visual Studio**
-(Mingw32 is no longer supported):
+(Mingw32 is no longer supported), which really is a mess.
+The VS versions are the onle listed below.
+This `blog post <https://blog.ionelmc.ro/2014/12/21/compiling-python-extensions-on-windows/>`__
+provides numerous info on how to properly set up VS (good luck with that).
* Python 2.6, 2.7: `VS-2008 <http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=44266>`__
* Python 3.3, 3.4: `VS-2010 <http://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs#d-2010-express>`__