Can't Install Numpy 1.8 With Python 2.7 Under Windows 7

I have donwloaded numpy 1.8 zip version and I have python 2.7 and windows 7. When I do python setup.py install I get: Q:\Users\user\Desktop\numpy-1.8.0>python setup.py install

Solution 1:

Had the same problem,

solved by installing MS Visual C++ Compiler for Python 2.7:

From here

Solution 2:

Compiling from source is somewhat tedious on Windows. I suggest you use precompiled installers, such as the ones from http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/. Alternatively, you can install PIP, a python package installer (available from the same site, for instance). With PIP, package installation is simple:

pip install numpy