Problem description

An error occurs when configuring and installing pycotools package in Anaconda environment under Windows 10:

error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 or greater is required. Get it with "Microsoft

Solution

The main reason is that my windows 10 lacks some environments and dependencies that require C + + compilation when installing Python packages, so it needs to be downloaded and installed.

Open the link and click the download generation tool:

you will download a tool called vs_ buildtools__ 396764696.1636620081.exe , double-click the executable to download and install the library. Note that the following components are selected during the download process:

after the download and installation is completed, it takes effect after restarting the computer.

This completes the installation of environment dependencies such as C + +.

End.

[reference]
1 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/136595/error-microsoft-visual-c-140-or-greater-is-require.html