So this is the culmination of a long list of problems, I'll do my best to summarize quickly.
It started with wanting to use python docx, but I could not get easy_install to do install it properly. I was getting an error similar to this so I attempted that solution. It didn't work.
After reading around, I found this thread which told me I need Microsoft Visual Studios, and after a hell of a hunt, I finally found an iso for VS2008 (which I've now installed). Since then, I've been getting an error similiar to this one.
I've spent most of the afternoon trying to read-up and figure this out, but I'm at a fairly low-level of understanding the actual mechanics of python, so it all just goes over my head. But here's what I understand (or think I understand) so far:
- Having MSVS2008 is very important
- docx depends on something called lxml, which I downloaded and installed from here
What I actually need: A low level explanation of what all the pieces of this puzzle are doing (easy_install, lxml, MSVS2008, etc), and how I can put them together.
Thanks in advance
EDIT: I think I've discovered the source of the issue. Easy_install attempts to download and install PIL v1.1.7 (the 32-bit version), however, I'm on a 64-bit system and thus need PIL v2.2.1. I've installed this version of PIL, but easy_install refuses to recognize it and insists on using the 32-bit version. Is there a way that I can force easy_install to use the version I want?
LATER EDIT: I switched over to pip
instead of easy_install, and the problem persists