error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 is required when installing python package

Question

I’m trying to download the package statsmodels by running in command prompt(admin) this command:

pip3 install statsmodels

and I get this error

“error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 is required. Get it with "Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools": http://landinghub.visualstudio.com/visual-cpp-build-tools”

Please note that I already installed Visual Studio 2015 and I also have Visual Studio 2013 installed on my machine.

I finally got to solve this issue as described here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/55575792/1612432 — Alejandro Alcalde, Apr 08 '19 at 14:35
Does this answer your question? [Pip error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 is required](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44951456/pip-error-microsoft-visual-c-14-0-is-required) — sophros, Jan 13 '20 at 15:10

score 23 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 18 '17 at 12:55

Please download Visual C++ Build Tools 2015
Install the visualcppbuildtools_full from 1.
Please ensure below dependencies were installed: Python later then 2.6, including Python 3.x, NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, Patsy, Cython
After all the dependencies and visualcppbuildtools_full are installed, please relaunch your IDE or reboot computer.
Please execute "pip3 install statsmodels" again after IDE relaunch.

I'm using Windows VS code, and I found the statsmodels installation won't work unless I relaunch my VS code.

Please try it.

score 5 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 09 '20 at 12:59

Maybe I am too late to share a solution here but it might help someone in the future. i was also trying to setup YOLO and was trying for a complete one day to solve the VC++ error message.

Command i was trying to run: python setup.py build_ext --inplace Error message everyone knows: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 is required so i google it visit many forums and tried everything, from reinstalling VC++ tools for VS2015 many times and restart my system many times, set paths in environment variables. but none worked for me...

what worked for me>>>>?

1: Install VC++ build tools from build-tools-for-visual-studio-2017, once you run the setup, check only Visual C++ build tools and select all important optional check boxes on the right side. it might take more than 8 GB on your desk, then restart your system.

2: Add path in Environment Variables to your VC that will be: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC

3: Also add path to: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.15.26726 with variable name: VS140COMNTOOLS

4:Once its done type Native Tools in windows start menu. you should see X64 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS2017 click on it, it will open a command prompt, run your command again inside this command prompt not in regular windows command prompt.

I hope it will work for you.

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 23 '20 at 11:08

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You need to install the visual c++ build tools. The link in the error message seems like it's dead, but you can download them here: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/

answered Nov 23 '20 at 11:08

D M Thore

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How to do this via regular windows cmd? – shs_sf Jan 03 '21 at 22:27

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 29 '20 at 12:12

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I've got the same error but on a UWP app build. Nothing helped until I uninstalled all Visual Studios and installed Visual Studio again setting component according to the official docs about VC 140

answered Nov 29 '20 at 12:12

Andrii

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