Problems installing Python Pymqi package
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    C:\>python --version
    Python 2.7.11
    

OS: Windows version 7

WMQ: 8.2

I am trying to install Python **pymqi** package. After couple hours of trying
and searching the web for solutions I decided to post this question hoping to
get some help. The following is the command I issue and the errors I am
getting.

**C:>pip install pymqi**

    
    
    Collecting pymqi
      Using cached pymqi-1.5.4.tar.gz
    Requirement already satisfied (use --upgrade to upgrade): testfixtures in c:\python27\lib\site-packages (from pymqi)
    Installing collected packages: pymqi
      Running setup.py install for pymqi ... error
        Complete output from command c:\python27\python.exe -u -c "import setuptools, tokenize;__file__='c:\\users\\reyesv~1\\appdata\\local\\temp\\1\\pip
    -build-4qqnkt\\pymqi\\setup.py';exec(compile(getattr(tokenize, 'open', open)(__file__).read().replace('\r\n', '\n'), __file__, 'exec'))" install --rec
    ord c:\users\reyesv~1\appdata\local\temp\1\pip-u2jdz5-record\install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --compile:
        Building PyMQI client 64bits
        running install
        running build
        running build_py
        creating build
        creating build\lib.win-amd64-2.7
        creating build\lib.win-amd64-2.7\pymqi
        copying pymqi\__init__.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-2.7\pymqi
        copying pymqi\CMQC.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-2.7\pymqi
        copying pymqi\CMQCFC.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-2.7\pymqi
        copying pymqi\CMQXC.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-2.7\pymqi
        copying pymqi\CMQZC.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-2.7\pymqi
        running build_ext
        building 'pymqi.pymqe' extension
        creating build\temp.win-amd64-2.7
        creating build\temp.win-amd64-2.7\Release
        creating build\temp.win-amd64-2.7\Release\pymqi
        C:\Users\reyesviloria362048\AppData\Local\Programs\Common\Microsoft\Visual C++ for Python\9.0\VC\Bin\amd64\cl.exe /c /nologo /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DND
    EBUG -DPYQMI_SERVERBUILD=0 "-Ic:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\WebSphere MQ\tools\c\include" -Ic:\python27\include -Ic:\python27\PC /Tcpymqi/pymqe.c /Fobuil
    d\temp.win-amd64-2.7\Release\pymqi/pymqe.obj
        pymqe.c
        pymqi/pymqe.c(240) : error C2275: 'MQCSP' : illegal use of this type as an expression
                C:\IBM\WebSphere MQ\tools\c\include\cmqc.h(4072) : see declaration of 'MQCSP'
        pymqi/pymqe.c(240) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'csp'
        pymqi/pymqe.c(240) : error C2065: 'csp' : undeclared identifier
        pymqi/pymqe.c(240) : error C2059: syntax error : '{'
        pymqi/pymqe.c(247) : error C2065: 'csp' : undeclared identifier
        pymqi/pymqe.c(247) : error C2224: left of '.AuthenticationType' must have struct/union type
        pymqi/pymqe.c(248) : error C2065: 'csp' : undeclared identifier
        pymqi/pymqe.c(248) : error C2224: left of '.CSPUserIdPtr' must have struct/union type
        pymqi/pymqe.c(249) : error C2065: 'csp' : undeclared identifier
        pymqi/pymqe.c(249) : error C2224: left of '.CSPUserIdLength' must have struct/union type
        pymqi/pymqe.c(250) : error C2065: 'csp' : undeclared identifier
        pymqi/pymqe.c(250) : error C2224: left of '.CSPPasswordPtr' must have struct/union type
        pymqi/pymqe.c(251) : error C2065: 'csp' : undeclared identifier
        pymqi/pymqe.c(251) : error C2224: left of '.CSPPasswordLength' must have struct/union type
        pymqi/pymqe.c(256) : error C2065: 'csp' : undeclared identifier
        pymqi/pymqe.c(256) : warning C4133: '=' : incompatible types - from 'int *' to 'PMQCSP'
        error: command 'C:\\Users\\reyesviloria362048\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Common\\Microsoft\\Visual C++ for Python\\9.0\\VC\\Bin\\amd64\\cl.exe' fa
    iled with exit status 2
    
        ----------------------------------------
    Command "c:\python27\python.exe -u -c "import setuptools, tokenize;__file__='c:\\users\\reyesv~1\\appdata\\local\\temp\\1\\pip-build-4qqnkt\\pymqi\\se
    tup.py';exec(compile(getattr(tokenize, 'open', open)(__file__).read().replace('\r\n', '\n'), __file__, 'exec'))" install --record c:\users\reyesv~1\ap
    pdata\local\temp\1\pip-u2jdz5-record\install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --compile" failed with error code 1 in c:\users\reyesv~1\a
    ppdata\local\temp\1\pip-build-4qqnkt\pymqi\
    


Answer: You need to install [Microsoft Visual C++ compiler for Python
2.7](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=44266)

