Python pip error Microsoft Visual C 14 0 is required

Question

I am getting the error:

error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 is required

When I try to install pycrypto module using the following command:

pip install pycrypto

How to solve this?

Answer 1

Seems like the setup tools for python aren’t up-to-date. Try upgrading them first and then install pycrypto

pip install --upgrade setuptools
pip install pycrypto

Comments

Still getting the same Error after upgrading the tool

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Hi, @There,

You need to install the visual c++ build tools. But you can download them here: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/

Note that while the error is calling for vc++ 14.0 - everything will work with newer versions of visual c++.