[Biopython-dev] [SPAM] Re: [Numpy-discussion] Python extensions for Python 3.5 - useful info...

[Ben Fulton]

It turned out to be not very difficult. I installed Visual Studio, Numpy
from Christoph Gohlke's wheel, and downloaded BioPython-1.65 and ran setup.
I ran the offline tests, which told me:

Python version: 3.5.0rc2 (v3.5.0rc2:cc15d736d860, Aug 25 2015, 04:45:41)
[MSC v.1900 32 bit (Intel)]
Operating system: nt win32

The most recent Windows XP - Python 3.3 build report  had 240 tests, all
passing; I had 237 tests with seven failures. I'll look further into the
differences. The test report is available here:

https://iu.box.com/biopython-win-python35-test




On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 9:05 AM, Peter Cock <p.j.a.cock at googlemail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks Ben, any help here would be great:
> https://github.com/biopython/biopython/issues/601
>
> If you can make notes on this, that would be wonderful.
>
> In the medium term, ideally we'd get another volunteer
> Windows machine setup as a buildslave.
> http://testing.open-bio.org/biopython/tgrid
> http://biopython.org/wiki/Continuous_integration
>
> Also note this may have implications for 32 vs 64 bit
> Windows builds, where AFAIK NumPy don't yet have
> an official binary release (we would likely follow their
> lead for 64bit builds).
>
> http://biopython.org/wiki/64-bit_Windows_Biopython
>
> Peter
>
> On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 1:43 PM, Ben Fulton <ben at benfulton.net> wrote:
> > I can have a go at getting this running on my Windows 8 machine. Not sure
> > how much work it will be. Is there an issue open for it or anything?
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 10:57 AM, Peter Cock <p.j.a.cock at googlemail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Chris,
> >>
> >> I'd like to retire this WinXP box, but not until I have another
> >> Windows development machine setup (perhaps a VM).
> >> For now it is handy for building our Biopython installers
> >> for 32-bit windows, and as a buildbot slave, but its days
> >> are numbered.
> >>
> >> I've not looked into how to install MSCV 14.0 but it would
> >> not surprise me that it isn't available on Windows XP.
> >>
> >> Biopython would benefit from one or more developers
> >> working primarily on Windows (which is what I did when
> >> I first started).
> >>
> >> Peter
> >>
> >> On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 3:38 PM, Fields, Christopher J
> >> <cjfields at illinois.edu> wrote:
> >> > Peter, Just a note on Windows XP and Python 3.5 support (under
> >> > 'Unsupported
> >> > Operating Systems’):
> >> >
> >> > https://docs.python.org/3.6/whatsnew/3.5.html
> >> >
> >> > Not sure how this affects whether it actually would work on XP using
> MS
> >> > Visual C++ 14.0 though; is it supported on that platform?
> >> >
> >> > chris
> >> >
> >> > On Aug 26, 2015, at 3:52 AM, Peter Cock <p.j.a.cock at googlemail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Hello all,
> >> >
> >> > Python 3.5.0 rc 2 is out now, so we ought to be testing
> >> > Biopython with it:
> >> >
> >> > https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-350rc2/
> >> >
> >> > However, this has deeper implications for compiling on
> >> > Windows - in addition to the email forwarded below, I
> >> > also saw this via Guido van Rossum's Twitter,
> >> >
> >> > https://twitter.com/gvanrossum/status/636279572938428416
> >> > http://stevedower.id.au/blog/building-for-python-3-5/
> >> >
> >> > The key point is for Python 3.5 on Windows builds now use
> >> > Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0, and extension modules should
> >> > use the same.
> >> >
> >> > He notes that for the short term, there are likely to be
> >> > compatibility problems with mingw32 which we have also
> >> > used previously.
> >> >
> >> > Unless someone else volunteers, at some point I will have
> >> > to try installing MSVC 14.0 on my old Windows XP machine
> >> > which has been used for all our recent Biopython Windows
> >> > installers.
> >> >
> >> > Regards,
> >> >
> >> > Peter
> >> >
> >> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >> > From: Fernando Perez <fperez.net at gmail.com>
> >> > Date: Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 6:24 AM
> >> > Subject: [Numpy-discussion] Python extensions for Python 3.5 - useful
> >> > info...
> >> > To: Discussion of Numerical Python <numpy-discussion at scipy.org>,
> SciPy
> >> > Developers List <scipy-dev at scipy.net>, Core developer mailing list of
> >> > the Cython compiler <cython-devel at python.org>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Just an FYI for the upcoming Python release, a very detailed post from
> >> > Steve Dower, the Microsoft developer who is now in charge of the
> >> > Windows releases for Python, on how the build process will change in
> >> > 3.5 regarding extensions:
> >> >
> >> > http://stevedower.id.au/blog/building-for-python-3-5/
> >> >
> >> > Cheers,
> >> >
> >> > f
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