Running Cython in Windows x64 - fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'basetsd.h': No such file or directory

Question

I have been trying to install Cython for Python 2.7 on my Window 7 system. In particular, I prefer everything in 64 bits. (In case you wonder, I need Cython because Cython is one of the components I need for another package for some specialized numerical analysis. And x64 is potentially an advantage for storage of large data sets.)

So I downloaded the x64 Python 2.7 from the official website. Got Cython from Christoph Gohlke. The amd64 version for Python 2.7 of course. Before I installed, I added Python 2.7 into the registry with the .reg file found in Joe DF's answer here. Afterwards, I installed the Visual C++ compiler from here (I don't think it works) and here (but this one should). At this point, I have in my C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin directory all of vcvars32.bat, vcvars64.bat, vcvars86_amd64.bat, vcvarsx86_ia64.bat. I ran vcvars64.bat and there was no error message.

Subsequently, I followed this page to create a "hello world" test file.

Then, I got this error.

...\Tests>python setup.py build_ext --inplace
running build_ext
building 'hello' extension
error: Unable to find vcvarsall.bat

So I thought to myself: Well, Cython can't find that file because it does not exist. (I searched my whole harddrive for it.) So I copied vcvars64.bat from ...\VC\bin to \VC and changed the name to vcvarsall.bat. Now vcvarsall error is gone. And ... naturally, a new error emerges.

...\Tests>python setup.py build_ext --inplace
running build_ext
building 'hello' extension
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\BIN\amd64\cl.exe /c /nolog
o /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DNDEBUG -IC:\Python27\include -IC:\Python27\PC /Tchello.c /F
obuild\temp.win-amd64-2.7\Release\hello.obj
hello.c
C:\Python27\include\pyconfig.h(227) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include fil
e: 'basetsd.h': No such file or directory
error: command '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\BIN\amd64
\cl.exe"' failed with exit status 2

Now I have no idea how to proceed. What should I do? Your help is much appreciated.

(For clarity, I did try setting the compiler to Mingw32. But there are other errors. I am focusing on getting VC to work for now.)

EDIT: I tried using the SDK build environment CMD following the instructions on this page. I received the same error.

I hope [this](http://stackoverflow.com/a/10558328/1805756) helps. — Mehraban, May 16 '14 at 03:43
Hi SAM, I am aware of the variable `VS90COMNTOOLS`. Cython actually searches the VC directory first before going to `VS90COMNTOOLS`. And at least within the initial steps of building, Cython is able to locate the VC components as described in the question text. Thank you though. — Argyll, May 16 '14 at 19:15
have you checked (a) that the file is installed and where and (b) what the compiler is including using /showincludes and finally (c) verified that item is not hidden by a compiler directive? If you check the cl.exe help /? then you should be able to make is much much more verbose. — Preet Sangha, May 20 '14 at 21:35
Hi Preet, I just found out neither `basetsd.h` or `windows.h` (another header file mentioned in the building C++ program page. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/z7kx322x.aspx) I wonder why though — Argyll, May 21 '14 at 19:25

Varun Garg · Answer 1 · 2017-08-16T10:27:01.053

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In case anyone is currently (2017) facing same error with visual C++ 2015 tools, launch setup again and also select windows 8.1 / 10 SDK depending upon your OS. This will fix basestd.h error.

If it is still not working, try launching build tools from: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools.

Another alternative would be, just install anaconda 2 or 3 (64 bit if also you don't want memory errors). It contains all the important packages prebuilt: sklearn, matplotlib, scipy, numpy, pandas and even web development frameworks such as flask.

edited Aug 16 '17 at 10:27

answered Mar 06 '17 at 11:40

Varun Garg

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I've chosen win8.1 option on Windows 7. `pandas` has been built fine. Thanks. – Winand Apr 01 '17 at 09:10
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This helped me with 32bit Windows 10 for installing Geemusic requirements.txt. Worked after I've installed Windows 10 SDK. Thanks ;) – Volodymyr Kotylo Apr 09 '17 at 12:09
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Specifically installing the Windows headers option has helped! – tonysepia Jul 16 '17 at 22:20
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2018. I can't believe it but installing win 10 sdk 64 fixed my basestd.h issue and let me install scikit-image – jonincanada Feb 13 '18 at 11:31
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2021. I also can't believe it but installing win 10 sdk 64 fixed my basestd.h issue and let me install pybullet – AverageHomosapien Apr 08 '21 at 08:35
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2022. I also can't believe it but installing win 10 sdk 64 fixed my basestd.h issue and let me install bottleneck – The Joker Feb 10 '22 at 07:38
2023. I also can't believe it but installing win 10 sdk 64 fixed my basestd.h issue and let me install pycryptodome – MMM Feb 06 '23 at 08:58
Years later - installing Windows 11 SDK worked perfect. I encountered the "rc" issue described by daytony as well below, and the answer in the link also worked for me. – kowalski5233 Feb 13 '23 at 15:19
Can't believe it guys, this answer is a gift that keeps on giving :) – Varun Garg May 31 '23 at 09:32

score 23 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:02

I encountered this problem while trying to install pandas in 'develop' mode. I'm up & running now. My environment:

Windows XP Pro x64 SP2
WinPython 64bit 2.7.5.3 (Python 2.7.5.amd64) <-- "registered" as system's python distro using WinPython Control Panel application

Problems encountered when running python setup.py develop:

Unable to find vcvarsall.bat
fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'basetsd.h': No such file or directory ... exit code 2

Solution:

Download and install Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express.
Download and install Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. You will need only:
- Developer Tools > Windows Headers and Libraries <-- this gives you basetsd.h
- Developer Tools > Visual C++ Compilers <-- this gives you the 64-bit compilers
Copy C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin\vcvars64.bat to C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin\amd64\vcvarsamd64.bat. Observe the change in file name.
Add C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin to PATH. This may not be required (I did so before re-installing the SDK w/ Headers & Libs; therefore, the necessity is unknown).

At this point, running python setup.py develop completed successfully and python -c "import pandas; print pandas.__version__" resulted in the git tag I expected.

[EDIT] Further reading:

Thats awesome. On a related note, do you know where\how to download Windows SDK for Windows 7 directly, without the web installer? — Lucas Soares, Oct 27 '17 at 22:06

score 22 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 02 '17 at 05:11

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For those with Windows 10, download the SDK from here to fix the header file basestd.h.

I downloaded the .exe, installed and worked great. SDK was ~2.3GB.

Note: For those like me with 64-bit systems who got an additional error:

`LINK : fatal error LNK1158: cannot run 'rc.exe'
    error: command 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\\VC\\BIN\\x86_amd64\\link.exe' failed with exit status 1158

There is a great answer here which solves the problem by placing the rc.exe file in the correct folder for your system.

answered Jul 02 '17 at 05:11

daytony

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Anaconda + windows data center server - this is the only solution worked. Here is the actual error: Found executable C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\BIN\x86_amd64\cl.exe geometry.c c:\programdata\anaconda3\include\pyconfig.h(222): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'basetsd.h': No such file or directory – MPV Aug 15 '17 at 00:21
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This was useful, but I also needed to copy the rcdll.dll file too, else I get a link.exe failed error statement. See https://stackoverflow.com/a/44563421/8195528 – Jon Jul 23 '19 at 22:07
did not fix for me( – Dmitry Jan 23 '20 at 14:11
bloody hell that was annoying! glad it works now. Thanks buddy, many thanks for the link. – Umar.H Jun 20 '20 at 19:37
Thank you! I was trying to run 'pip install twofish' and the error lead me here, which solved the problem! – Neophear Nov 30 '20 at 11:38
Years later - and yes, perfect, this resolved this part of the issue for me as well, thanks! – kowalski5233 Feb 13 '23 at 15:19

Khalif21 · Answer 4 · 2016-10-26T09:50:35.627

For suggestion, you can try it for build cython 64 bit with setup.py

I'm using Anaconda for python distribution, Microsoft's Windopws SDK 7, and MSVC 12.0.

Firstly, I make library for my cuda function, Second, I run python setup.py build_ext -i for make temp folder (you wil get error), then compile Makefile below,

Mostly, I get this from setup.py when it is compile 32 bit app, then change it for compile 64 bit.

Makefile

CL_EXE      = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\bin\amd64\cl.exe"
LINK_EXE    = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\bin\amd64\link.exe"

CL_FLAGS    = /c /nologo /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DNDEBUG /O2 /fp:fast
CL_INC      = -I. -I"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Include" \
            -I"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\include" -IC:\Users\name\Anaconda2\envs\py27\Lib\site-packages\numpy\core\include -IC:\Users\name\Anaconda2\envs\py27\include -IC:\Users\name\Anaconda2\envs\py27\PC 

LINK_FLAGS      = /DLL /nologo /INCREMENTAL:NO /MACHINE:X64
LINK_LIBPATH    = "/LIBPATH:C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v7.5\lib\x64" \
                    /LIBPATH:C:\Users\name\Anaconda2\envs\py27\libs \
                    /LIBPATH:C:\Users\name\Anaconda2\envs\py27\PCbuild\amd64 \
                    /LIBPATH:C:\Users\name\Anaconda2\envs\py27\PC\VS9.0\amd64 \
                    "/LIBPATH:C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\lib\amd64" \
                    "/LIBPATH:C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Lib\x64"
LINK_LIB        = cuda_multiply4D.lib cudart.lib MSVCRT.lib kernel32.lib
LINK_EXPORT     = /EXPORT:initmy_cuda
LINK_OBJ        = build\temp.win-amd64-2.7\Release\my_cuda.obj
LINK_OUT        = "/OUT:E:\my_cuda.pyd"
LINK_OTHER_CONF = /IMPLIB:build\temp.win-amd64-2.7\Release\my_cuda.lib /MANIFESTFILE:build\temp.win-amd64-2.7\Release\my_cuda.pyd.manifest 

all:
    $(CL_EXE) $(CL_FLAGS) $(CL_INC) /Tcmy_cuda.c /Fobuild\temp.win-amd64-2.7\Release\my_cuda.obj
    $(LINK_EXE) $(LINK_FLAGS) $(LINK_LIBPATH) $(LINK_LIB) $(LINK_EXPORT) $(LINK_OBJ) $(LINK_OUT) $(LINK_OTHER_CONF)

Note:

MSVCRT.lib kernel32.lib are optional,
/EXPORT:initmy_cuda is mandatory. Its format init%yourfilename_WO_Ext%
"/OUT:E:\my_cuda.pyd" for determine your output location, its filename, and its extension.

score 1 · Answer 5 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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Add these to the visual studio installation directories to your Environment variables

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\bin

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\Tools

hope it solves the issue.

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

Community

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answered Sep 30 '18 at 12:58

Khan

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While those directories did exist, it did not help for me – Joshua Burns Feb 07 '20 at 04:31

score 0 · Answer 6 · edited Dec 20 '20 at 07:54

I could solve this problem by downloading and installing the latest Windows 10 SDK from this link: https://software-download.microsoft.com/download/pr/19041.685.201201-2105.vb_release_svc_prod1_WindowsSDK.iso

but then another problem appeared with (cpython):

error C2039: 'exc_type': is not a member of '_ts'

which I could resolve by declaring additional pointers in

(...\python38\include\cpython\pystate.h)

I found these at line 77:

/* The exception currently being raised */
PyObject *curexc_type;
PyObject *curexc_value;
PyObject *curexc_traceback;

and I add the following just after them (without the first three letters "cur"):

/* The exception currently being raised */
PyObject *exc_type;
PyObject *exc_value;
PyObject *exc_traceback;

Having to rename internal details of the Python headers suggests to that you've messed something up. I'd guess you're using a 3-year old version of Cython that isn't compatible with Python 3.8. __Your "solution" is not a solution and you should expect your program to break in unexpected ways__ — DavidW, Dec 20 '20 at 11:58

Running Cython in Windows x64 - fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'basetsd.h': No such file or directory

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