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I use python 2.7.12 with updated pip

I need to install python-pptx on windows 7 64 bit machine,

I try to use pip install python-pptx and get

Command "c:\python27\python.exe -u -c "import setuptools, tokenize;file='c:\users\thebea~1\appdata\local\temp\pip-build-dmvmgk\lxml\setup.py';f=getattr(tokenize, 'open', open)(file);code=f.read().replace('\r\n', '\n');f.close();exec(compile(code, file, 'exec'))" install --record c:\users\thebea~1\appdata\local\temp\pip-py7w8l-record\install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --compile" failed with error code 1 in c:\users\thebea~1\appdata\local\temp\pip-build-dmvmgk\lxml\

when i try to use easy install easy_install python-pptx I get error: Setup script exited with error: command 'C:\Users\thebeancounter\AppData\Local\Programs\Common\Microsoft\Visual C++ for Python\9.0\VC\Bin\amd64\cl.exe' failed with exit status 2

When i try scipy it's similar and when i install other packages it's ok, python is running and defined in the path

I found this and installed python c++ compiler for windows

And this and installed the sdk

Any ideas what's wrong here?

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  • Does import lxml work in Python on that machine? If not I'd start with installing that from a binary distribution (32-bit IINM, even though OS is 64-bit). Commented Dec 7, 2016 at 19:12
  • The import does not work, pip install lxml also does not work, is there any straightforward to do so with python pptx directly? Commented Dec 9, 2016 at 15:11
  • See if the answers to this question get you any further along. In any case, it's a frequent question, if you search on 'install lxml windows 7 64' you should find lots of resources. Note that you may need the 32-bit lxml because the default Python install for Windows may be 32-bit. Commented Dec 9, 2016 at 20:05
  • please post this as answer for me to accept Commented Dec 12, 2016 at 10:46

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This is a problem with the lxml install, which python-pptx depends on. Because lxml depends on compiled C code, it requires a compiler in order to install it from the source package.

The solution is to install a pre-compiled lxml package, in the form of a "wheel" (.whl file). You can get those here: http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#lxml. Pick the one with the "cp*" number matching your Python version, e.g. 'cp27' for Python 2.7. Note that you may need the 32-bit lxml because the default Python install for Windows may be 32-bit.

This other answer may have additional details and if you search on 'install lxml windows 7 64' you'll find additional resources.

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