window - Visual C++ for Python failed with exit status 2

Question

  File "c:usersuserappdatalocalemppip_build_userssdeep.eggscff
i-1.8.2-py2.7-win32.eggcffiffiplatform.py", line 65, in _build
    raise VerificationError('%s: %s' % (e.__class__.__name__, e))

cffi.ffiplatform.VerificationError: CompileError: command 'C:\Users\user\
AppData\Local\Programs\Common\Microsoft\Visual C++ for Python\9.0\VC\Bin
\cl.exe' failed with exit status 2

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Cleaning up... Command python setup.py egg_info failed with error code 1 in c:users

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I keep getting this error. I have tried multiple other solutions on here but no luck. Am I missing something. Thanks

Answer 1

A crude method worked for me. Perhaps someone with knowledge can optimize the answer:

1. Read the following article Link
2. Mine is Python 2.7. I followed the article and installed the Visual C++ compiler for python 2.7. Install Link
3. This installs a folder in your "%AppData%LocalProgramsCommonMicrosoft".
4. I copied the contents of
   • "...Visual C++ for Python9.0VCinclude"to the "C:Python27include"
   • "...Visual C++ for Python9.0VClib"to "C:Python27libs"
   • "...Visual C++ for Python9.0WinSDKInclude" to "C:Python27include"
   • "...Visual C++ for Python9.0WinSDKlib" to "C:Python27libs"
5. I edited path in environmental variables to include these two directories ("C:Python27include" and "C:Python27libs". I think this step is not essential).
6. Edit the "msvc9compiler.py" in the directory "C:Python27Libdistutils"
   • Line # ~270 hard coded link to "vcvarsall.bat" "%appdata%..Visual C++ for Python9.0vcvarsall.bat"
   • Line # ~394 os.environ['include'] = "C:\Python27\include"
   • Line # ~396 os.environ['lib'] = "C:\Python27\libs"
   • Line # ~402 hard coded the link to self.cc = "...Visual C++ for Python9.0VCBincl.exe" (caution: it is Bin and not in.)
   • Line # ~403 Similar to above hard coded the link to self.linker.

Doing the above steps worked for me.