From 9936b38e09b07a829755be8cac6bc56ec4c2dada Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Victor Grau Serrat Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 08:51:59 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] DOC: updated Visual C++ instructions for Windows & Python 3 --- docs/source/install.rst | 22 ++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/source/install.rst b/docs/source/install.rst index 59279683..5c24159f 100644 --- a/docs/source/install.rst +++ b/docs/source/install.rst @@ -454,12 +454,22 @@ about matplotlib backends, please refer to the Windows Requirements -------------------- -In Windows, you will first need to install the `Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler -for Python 2.7 -`_. This -package contains the compiler and the set of system headers necessary for -producing binary wheels for Python 2.7 packages. If it's not already in your -system, download it and install it before proceeding to the next step. +In Windows, you will first need to install the Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler, +which is different depending on the version of Python that you plan to use: + +* Python 3.5, 3.6: `Visual C++ 2015 Build Tools + `_, + which installs Visual C++ version 14.0. **This is the recommended version** + +* Python 2.7: `Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler for Python 2.7 + `_, which + installs version Visual C++ version 9.0 + +This package contains the compiler and the set of system headers necessary for +producing binary wheels for Python packages. If it's not already in your +system, download it and install it before proceeding to the next step. If you +need additional help, or are looking for other versions of Visual C++ for +Windows (only advanced users), follow `this link `_. Once you have the above compiler installed, the easiest and best supported way to install Catalyst in Windows is to use :ref:`Conda `. If you didn't