setup.py build fails on Visual Studio 2019 with WDK 10

[SofianJabal]

Hi,
I'm facing issues with building the package using VS 2019
Could you please add support to WDK 10 or or send instructions on how to do it?

[mhammond]

Sorry, I doubt I'm going to have time. How about you add this support and send me the instructions?

[SofianJabal]

I tried :), but I'll check again and update

[SofianJabal]

How did you build a wheel package (amd64) for Windows?

[mhammond]

See https://github.com/mhammond/pywin32/blob/master/make_all.bat

[icanhasmath]

I have had success building pywin32 on VS2019 by installing the VS2015 MSVC v140 Toolset, but I am wondering if it is possible to build with v142 Toolset components only?

This toolset is referenced here: #1489 (comment)

[mhammond]

but I am wondering if it is possible to build with v142 Toolset components only?

I have no idea, I've never tried.

[kxrob]

MSVC v140 Toolset, but I am wondering if it is possible to build with v142 Toolset components only?

Whatever is behind these menu names in the various installation variants: The recent Python versions are still compiled against vcruntime140.dll - and conforming Python extensions always need to use the same msvc lib version (and corresponding headers) as the Python dll. setup.py / distutils would bark if not found.

[Avasam]

Note to readers that python setup.py and the use of setup.py as a command line tool are deprecated. pywin32 itself needs to move away from it. #2208

As for the build environment, please see the updated instructions in https://github.com/mhammond/pywin32/blob/main/build_env.md#build-environment