Visual Studio CL.exe cannot find python.h

Question

I am trying to include this line in my .c code

#include <Python.h>

All I have in my helloworld.c is

#include <stdio.h>
#include <Python.h>

int main()
{
    printf("Hi, this is me. \n");
    system("pause");
    return 0;
}

I haven't wrote anything that use the python.h yet, since I haven't been able to compile. This is the error I get:

fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'Python.h': No such file or directory

I am using CL.exe, the visual studio 2017 's command line compiler to run this:

cl /LD helloworld.c

How do I let the compiler know where my python.h is?

This might help as well: msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fwkeyyhe.aspx - still you need to read it ;-) — alk
– alk, Commented May 6, 2018 at 9:05

alk · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-06 09:29:01Z

2

cl /LD /I C:\python\include hello.c C:\python\libs\python36.lib

alk

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answered May 6, 2018 at 9:23

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