title: Visual Studio version to install Scrapy
body: <p>I am new to using Python and am trying to install Scrapy using pip and easy_install. Currently I am getting the "could not find vcvarsall.bat" error. </p>
  
  <p>From using Google I found that I need some version of Microsoft Studio, preferrably the 2008 one.</p>
  
  <p>However, I do not quite understand the differences between those three options:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Redistributable version - only installs runtime components, no coding/building environment?</li>
  <li>Express version - some part of the building environment?</li>
  <li>Visual Studio - the whole thing?</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Is the redistributable sufficient to install scrapy using pip or easy_install? Or what exactly do I need?</p>