title: How To Install PyBluez On Windows 8.1?
body: <p>I'm trying to use bluetooth with python, and the best module I've seen was <code>pybluez</code>. Right then, I tryied installing it by running <code>pip install pybluez</code>. The package was located and downloaded, but it raised an error when running <code>python setup.py egg_info</code>.</p>
  
  <p>I then saw <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17836136/is-there-any-python-bluetooth-module-for-windows-7-64-bit">this</a>, where it's said that the only version of windows that <code>PyBluez</code> can be run on is Windows XP.</p>
  
  <p><strong>So then I ask:</strong></p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Is there a solution to the traceback ?  </li>
  <li>Is there a way to run in on windows 8.1 ?  </li>
  <li>Do you recommend another module for bluetooth managing? (Either builtin or third party)</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p><em>For Reference</em></p>
  
  <p>Command And Output: </p>
  
  <pre><code>C:\Users\Admin\&gt; pip install pybluez
  Collecting pybluez
    Downloading PyBluez-0.21.zip (104kB)
      100% |#####################| 106kB 8.6kB/s
      Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
      Could not find the Windows Platform SDK
  
      ----------------------------------------
  Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\pip-build-qay-hp\pybluez
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>--</p>
  
  <pre><code>Windows 8.1 With Python 2.7.10
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>NOTE:</strong> If it's easier to do this with python 3, I'm disposed to do so!</p>