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I have used numpy and installed it with pip quite often in the past. Never experienced any trouble.

However currently I seem to be unable to install numpy. First it claimed that I didn't have a visual studio runtime - so I went ahead and downloaded the current visual studio community edition.

However this gave again a similar problem, after a long error it ends with:

error: Unable to find vcvarsall.bat

Testing python version information results

3.5.0 (v3.5.0:374f501f4567, Sep 13 2015, 02:16:59) [MSC v.1900 32 bit (Intel)]

[EDIT: NEW VERSION TEST]:

3.5.0 (v3.5.0:374f501f4567, Sep 13 2015, 02:27:37) [MSC v.1900 64 bit (AMD64)]

My computer runs a near clean version of windows 8.1 (64 bit). (About a week old)

I downloaded "just" the community 2015 version of visual studio (How do I test/get the correct C compiler from microsoft?) - Is this the problem?

Full log:

    Complete output from command c:\users\paul\appdata\local\programs\python\pyt
hon35-32\python.exe -c "import setuptools, tokenize;__file__='C:\\Users\\Paul\\A
ppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-build-ykwi9pgy\\numpy\\setup.py';exec(compile(getattr(t
okenize, 'open', open)(__file__).read().replace('\r\n', '\n'), __file__, 'exec')
)" install --record C:\Users\Paul\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-jnstzkd1-record\install
-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --compile:
    non-existing path in 'numpy\\distutils': 'site.cfg'
    non-existing path in 'numpy\\f2py': 'docs'
    non-existing path in 'numpy\\f2py': 'f2py.1'
    F2PY Version 2
    blas_opt_info:
    blas_mkl_info:
      libraries mkl,vml,guide not found in ['c:\\users\\paul\\appdata\\local\\pr
ograms\\python\\python35-32\\lib', 'C:\\', 'c:\\users\\paul\\appdata\\local\\pro
grams\\python\\python35-32\\libs']
      NOT AVAILABLE

    openblas_info:
      libraries openblas not found in ['c:\\users\\paul\\appdata\\local\\program
s\\python\\python35-32\\lib', 'C:\\', 'c:\\users\\paul\\appdata\\local\\programs
\\python\\python35-32\\libs']
      NOT AVAILABLE

    atlas_3_10_blas_threads_info:
    Setting PTATLAS=ATLAS
      libraries tatlas not found in ['c:\\users\\paul\\appdata\\local\\programs\
\python\\python35-32\\lib', 'C:\\', 'c:\\users\\paul\\appdata\\local\\programs\\
python\\python35-32\\libs']
      NOT AVAILABLE

    atlas_3_10_blas_info:
      libraries satlas not found in ['c:\\users\\paul\\appdata\\local\\programs\
\python\\python35-32\\lib', 'C:\\', 'c:\\users\\paul\\appdata\\local\\programs\\
python\\python35-32\\libs']
      NOT AVAILABLE

    atlas_blas_threads_info:
    Setting PTATLAS=ATLAS
      libraries ptf77blas,ptcblas,atlas not found in ['c:\\users\\paul\\appdata\
\local\\programs\\python\\python35-32\\lib', 'C:\\', 'c:\\users\\paul\\appdata\\
local\\programs\\python\\python35-32\\libs']
      NOT AVAILABLE

    atlas_blas_info:
      libraries f77blas,cblas,atlas not found in ['c:\\users\\paul\\appdata\\loc
al\\programs\\python\\python35-32\\lib', 'C:\\', 'c:\\users\\paul\\appdata\\loca
l\\programs\\python\\python35-32\\libs']
      NOT AVAILABLE

    blas_info:
      libraries blas not found in ['c:\\users\\paul\\appdata\\local\\programs\\p
ython\\python35-32\\lib', 'C:\\', 'c:\\users\\paul\\appdata\\local\\programs\\py
thon\\python35-32\\libs']
      NOT AVAILABLE

    blas_src_info:
      NOT AVAILABLE

      NOT AVAILABLE

    non-existing path in 'numpy\\lib': 'benchmarks'
    lapack_opt_info:
    openblas_lapack_info:
      libraries openblas not found in ['c:\\users\\paul\\appdata\\local\\program
s\\python\\python35-32\\lib', 'C:\\', 'c:\\users\\paul\\appdata\\local\\programs
\\python\\python35-32\\libs']
      NOT AVAILABLE

    lapack_mkl_info:
    mkl_info:
      libraries mkl,vml,guide not found in ['c:\\users\\paul\\appdata\\local\\pr
ograms\\python\\python35-32\\lib', 'C:\\', 'c:\\users\\paul\\appdata\\local\\pro
grams\\python\\python35-32\\libs']
      NOT AVAILABLE

      NOT AVAILABLE

    atlas_3_10_threads_info:
    Setting PTATLAS=ATLAS
      libraries tatlas,tatlas not found in c:\users\paul\appdata\local\programs\
python\python35-32\lib
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in c:\users\paul\appdata\local\programs\p
ython\python35-32\lib
      libraries tatlas,tatlas not found in C:\
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in C:\
      libraries tatlas,tatlas not found in c:\users\paul\appdata\local\programs\
python\python35-32\libs
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in c:\users\paul\appdata\local\programs\p
ython\python35-32\libs
    <class 'numpy.distutils.system_info.atlas_3_10_threads_info'>
      NOT AVAILABLE

    atlas_3_10_info:
      libraries satlas,satlas not found in c:\users\paul\appdata\local\programs\
python\python35-32\lib
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in c:\users\paul\appdata\local\programs\p
ython\python35-32\lib
      libraries satlas,satlas not found in C:\
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in C:\
      libraries satlas,satlas not found in c:\users\paul\appdata\local\programs\
python\python35-32\libs
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in c:\users\paul\appdata\local\programs\p
ython\python35-32\libs
    <class 'numpy.distutils.system_info.atlas_3_10_info'>
      NOT AVAILABLE

    atlas_threads_info:
    Setting PTATLAS=ATLAS
      libraries ptf77blas,ptcblas,atlas not found in c:\users\paul\appdata\local
\programs\python\python35-32\lib
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in c:\users\paul\appdata\local\programs\p
ython\python35-32\lib
      libraries ptf77blas,ptcblas,atlas not found in C:\
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in C:\
      libraries ptf77blas,ptcblas,atlas not found in c:\users\paul\appdata\local
\programs\python\python35-32\libs
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in c:\users\paul\appdata\local\programs\p
ython\python35-32\libs
    <class 'numpy.distutils.system_info.atlas_threads_info'>
      NOT AVAILABLE

    atlas_info:
      libraries f77blas,cblas,atlas not found in c:\users\paul\appdata\local\pro
grams\python\python35-32\lib
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in c:\users\paul\appdata\local\programs\p
ython\python35-32\lib
      libraries f77blas,cblas,atlas not found in C:\
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in C:\
      libraries f77blas,cblas,atlas not found in c:\users\paul\appdata\local\pro
grams\python\python35-32\libs
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in c:\users\paul\appdata\local\programs\p
ython\python35-32\libs
    <class 'numpy.distutils.system_info.atlas_info'>
      NOT AVAILABLE

    lapack_info:
      libraries lapack not found in ['c:\\users\\paul\\appdata\\local\\programs\
\python\\python35-32\\lib', 'C:\\', 'c:\\users\\paul\\appdata\\local\\programs\\
python\\python35-32\\libs']
      NOT AVAILABLE

    lapack_src_info:
      NOT AVAILABLE

      NOT AVAILABLE

    running install
    running build
    running config_cc
    unifing config_cc, config, build_clib, build_ext, build commands --compiler
options
    running config_fc
    unifing config_fc, config, build_clib, build_ext, build commands --fcompiler
 options
    running build_src
    build_src
    building py_modules sources
    creating build
    creating build\src.win32-3.5
    creating build\src.win32-3.5\numpy
    creating build\src.win32-3.5\numpy\distutils
    building library "npymath" sources
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying f
rom distutils
    Running from numpy source directory.
    C:\Users\Paul\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-ykwi9pgy\numpy\numpy\distutils\sy
stem_info.py:1603: UserWarning:
        Atlas (http://math-atlas.sourceforge.net/) libraries not found.
        Directories to search for the libraries can be specified in the
        numpy/distutils/site.cfg file (section [atlas]) or by setting
        the ATLAS environment variable.
      warnings.warn(AtlasNotFoundError.__doc__)
    C:\Users\Paul\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-ykwi9pgy\numpy\numpy\distutils\sy
stem_info.py:1612: UserWarning:
        Blas (http://www.netlib.org/blas/) libraries not found.
        Directories to search for the libraries can be specified in the
        numpy/distutils/site.cfg file (section [blas]) or by setting
        the BLAS environment variable.
      warnings.warn(BlasNotFoundError.__doc__)
    C:\Users\Paul\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-ykwi9pgy\numpy\numpy\distutils\sy
stem_info.py:1615: UserWarning:
        Blas (http://www.netlib.org/blas/) sources not found.
        Directories to search for the sources can be specified in the
        numpy/distutils/site.cfg file (section [blas_src]) or by setting
        the BLAS_SRC environment variable.
      warnings.warn(BlasSrcNotFoundError.__doc__)
    C:\Users\Paul\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-ykwi9pgy\numpy\numpy\distutils\sy
stem_info.py:1505: UserWarning:
        Atlas (http://math-atlas.sourceforge.net/) libraries not found.
        Directories to search for the libraries can be specified in the
        numpy/distutils/site.cfg file (section [atlas]) or by setting
        the ATLAS environment variable.
      warnings.warn(AtlasNotFoundError.__doc__)
    C:\Users\Paul\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-ykwi9pgy\numpy\numpy\distutils\sy
stem_info.py:1516: UserWarning:
        Lapack (http://www.netlib.org/lapack/) libraries not found.
        Directories to search for the libraries can be specified in the
        numpy/distutils/site.cfg file (section [lapack]) or by setting
        the LAPACK environment variable.
      warnings.warn(LapackNotFoundError.__doc__)
    C:\Users\Paul\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-ykwi9pgy\numpy\numpy\distutils\sy
stem_info.py:1519: UserWarning:
        Lapack (http://www.netlib.org/lapack/) sources not found.
        Directories to search for the sources can be specified in the
        numpy/distutils/site.cfg file (section [lapack_src]) or by setting
        the LAPACK_SRC environment variable.
      warnings.warn(LapackSrcNotFoundError.__doc__)
    c:\users\paul\appdata\local\programs\python\python35-32\lib\distutils\dist.p
y:261: UserWarning: Unknown distribution option: 'define_macros'
      warnings.warn(msg)
    error: Unable to find vcvarsall.bat

    ----------------------------------------
Command "c:\users\paul\appdata\local\programs\python\python35-32\python.exe -c "
import setuptools, tokenize;__file__='C:\\Users\\Paul\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip
-build-ykwi9pgy\\numpy\\setup.py';exec(compile(getattr(tokenize, 'open', open)(_
_file__).read().replace('\r\n', '\n'), __file__, 'exec'))" install --record C:\U
sers\Paul\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-jnstzkd1-record\install-record.txt --single-ver
sion-externally-managed --compile" failed with error code 1 in C:\Users\Paul\App
Data\Local\Temp\pip-build-ykwi9pgy\numpy

I see many (years old) posts about this problem but they typically talked about setuptools or python 2.x. And they often link to older versions of visual studio - I'd like to not install multiple versions of studio unless it's a necessity.

And community edition installs the MSC 1900 right? - Can I test that?

edit: Also tested now with the 64 bit version of python (why does it default to 32bit?). - "Same" error.

paul23
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  • Python 3.5 is built on VS2015. You can open the Visual Studio prompt (it's in your control panel), but an easier way, especially on Windows, is to just download a prebuilt binary for `numpy`: http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#numpy – wkl Sep 30 '15 at 12:12
  • @birryree When I execute `pip install numpy` through the developper's command propmpt I get the same error. Developpers console indicate VS2015. Problem with installing from binaries is that I then have lots of trouble when using multiple versions of python next to each other. (I use 3.5 for personal, but have to use 2.7 for my education - all on the same laptop) – paul23 Sep 30 '15 at 12:21
  • I ran into the same problem. I eventually just gave up and installed Anaconda https://www.continuum.io/downloads It's running 3.4 though, not 3.5 yet. – Chad Kennedy Sep 30 '15 at 13:11

1 Answers1

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As per this answer, The C++ Common Tools feature has to be selected when installing in Visual Studio.

VS2015 setup

If Visual Studio is already installed, you can add it by reconfiguring it (no need to reinstall everything).

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