Visual Studio c++ python lib

Question

I have downloaded python 2.7.

I add libs/include folder to linker/compiler, but get the following linker error:

1>dllmain.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _PyString_FromString

Answer 1

Assuming you defaulted all the paths: Add the Python library to the project

python27.lib 

Add the Python directories to the project

C:\Python27\include
C:\Python27\libs

Remember to set the linker output as a .pyd file

Output directory should be C:\\Python27\\Lib\\site-packages , or copy the resulting .pyd file to site_packages yourself.

Make sure this is for All Configurations