[Python-Dev] how to build extensions for Windows?

Thu Mar 20 02:41:42 CET 2008

> I've set up a Parallels virtual machine on my Mac, and have succeeded
> in getting Windows XP running in it! And I've installed MinGW, as
> well. Now I'd like to learn how to build the SSL module from source
> on Windows for Python 2.5.2. Is there any documentation on the
> process of building an extension from scratch that's appropriate for
> someone who doesn't know much about Windows? I'm looking for
> step-by-step.

I'll make a custom Bill-Janssen-Step-By-Step-List:
try:
 1. Write a setup.py file. See distutils documentation for details.
 2. Install Python 2.5.2
 3. Run
 c:\python25\python.exe setup.py build --compiler=mingw32
 4. Run
 c:\python25\python.exe setup.py build --compiler=mingw32 
bdist_wininst
except Exception, e:
 A. Post e to python-dev
else:
 5. Upload dist/* to PyPI
 (you can use setup.py upload for that also)
HTH,
Martin