VS Code error: Could not find C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe

Question

I'm getting this error trying to pip install scikit, seaborn, matplotlib, etc.

I've checked the location and these folders don't exist (Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer).

I reinstalled VS Code with no luck. Where and how do I get this vswhere.exe file to debug this and install scikit, matplotlib, seaborn, etc.?

Any guidance is greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

The error you're encountering is likely due to a missing or improperly configured C++ build tools on your system, which are required for building some Python packages from source.

You can download Microsoft Build Tools for Visual Studio from the official Microsoft website. During installation, make sure to select the "C++ build tools" workload