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.

Answer 1

1. Please download Visual C++ Build Tools 2015

2. Install the visualcppbuildtools_full from 1.

3. Please ensure below dependencies were installed: Python later then 2.6, including Python 3.x, NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, Patsy, Cython
4. After all the dependencies and visualcppbuildtools_full are installed, please relaunch your IDE or reboot computer.
5. 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.

Answer 2

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.