Python 2.7

[Kadantte]

Why the tool still Install python 2.7 when it needs to install 3.8?

PS C:\Windows\system32> npm install --global windows-build-tools

> windows-build-tools@5.2.2 postinstall C:\Users\Candyseul\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\windows-build-tools
> node ./dist/index.js



Downloading python-2.7.15.amd64.msi
[============================================>] 100.0% of 20.25 MB (1.12 MB/s)
Downloaded python-2.7.15.amd64.msi. Saved to C:\Users\Candyseul\.windows-build-tools\python-2.7.15.amd64.msi.
Downloading vs_BuildTools.exe
[============================================>] 100.0% of 1.12 MB (746.57 kB/s)
Downloaded vs_BuildTools.exe. Saved to C:\Users\Candyseul\.windows-build-tools\vs_BuildTools.exe.

Starting installation...
Launched installers, now waiting for them to finish.
This will likely take some time - please be patient!

Status from the installers:
---------- Visual Studio Build Tools ----------
Successfully installed Visual Studio Build Tools.
------------------- Python --------------------

Now configuring the Visual Studio Build Tools and Python...

All done!

+ windows-build-tools@5.2.2
added 145 packages from 99 contributors in 232.448s

[MFunction96]

I met the same issue, too. I can not install windows-build-tools with Python 3.8.
In addition, I tried to install windows-build-tools by offline installation manually. But there is no python-3.8.1.amd64.msi or python-3.8.1.msi provided by Python official website.

[basickarl]

Our Azure CI is blowing up due to this. Trying to install version 5.2.2 but the following happens:

> windows-build-tools@5.2.2 postinstall C:\npm\prefix\node_modules\windows-build-tools
> node ./dist/index.js

Downloading python-2.7.15.amd64.msi
[>                                            ] 0.0% (0 B/s)

20 000 logs later:

Successfully installed Python 2.7Terminate batch job (Y/N)? 
##[error]The operation was canceled.
Finishing: Install

Eventually the CI timeout hits and kasplat.

[jacobq]

Why the tool still Install python 2.7 when it needs to install 3.8?

All but the latest versions of node lack support for Python 3, if I am not mistaken. Also, there hasn't been a release of this module published since the change to use Python 3 landed in master.

Regarding the problem, is it that the download finishes, but the process gets stuck after installation?

[Kadantte]

@jacobq For me, it installs everything fine but for now I want it to install python 3 instead of python 2 but since you make it clear it's okay.

[joginds4]

Python 2 has already sunset on Jan 1, 2020. Please refer https://www.python.org/doc/sunset-python-2/ so when can we get windows-build-tools with Python 3.x?

[GeorgesBat]

Python 2 has already sunset on Jan 1, 2020. Please refer https://www.python.org/doc/sunset-python-2/ so when can we get windows-build-tools with Python 3.x?

I second this I still cant get windows build tools because I need Python 3.7

[cclauss]

@felixrieseberg Please make a release with the current code. Legacy Python is dead so this tool needs to stop installing it.

[yongruning]

Excuse me，i want to get python3,8 from this tool,what should i do?

[cclauss]

Follow the Offline Installation instructions but change all instances of 3.8.1 to 3.8.2.

[yongruning]

After using this tool,I removed python2.7 from the Windows path,Then installed python3.8 locally and configured it to Windows path,Successfully used

[cclauss]

Sure. These days you can always install the latest Python from the Microsoft Windows Store. The advantages of that approach is that you do not need to configure and it will be easy to upgrade as new versions of CPython are released. Python 3.8.3 is scheduled to released next month.

[yongruning]

It would be better if I could choose the python version on windows-build-tools. Like vs, I have been struggling with environment setup for a long time，I am a beginner，Because the company has a technical need

[Cobertos]

Follow the Offline Installation instructions but change all instances of 3.8.1 to 3.8.2.

This does not seem to work for me:

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> npm install --global windows-build-tools --offline-installers="C:\Users\cobertos\Downloads"
npm WARN deprecated request@2.88.2: request has been deprecated, see https://github.com/request/request/issues/3142

> windows-build-tools@5.2.2 postinstall C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\windows-build-tools
> node ./dist/index.js

Offline installation: Offline path C:\Users\cobertos\Downloads was passed, but we could not find python-2.7.15.amd64.msi in that path. Aborting installation now.
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! windows-build-tools@5.2.2 postinstall: `node ./dist/index.js`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the windows-build-tools@5.2.2 postinstall script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     C:\Users\cobertos\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2020-04-10T12_09_50_586Z-debug.log

[Cobertos]

Ended up just doing the manual installation as specified in node-gyp https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#option-2

[Zireael]

April 2020
Why this still tries to install Python 2.7?