Error When Running pip install pymssql

Question

I am trying to install the pymssql module in the Command Prompt for VS 2017 Command line and when I type

pip install pymssql

I get this error

cl: error: no such option: -I

Here is the more defined error code:

cl: error: no such option: -I error: command 'C:\\Users\\blake\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python37-32\\Scripts\\cl.exe' failed with exit status 2

Answer 1

On Windows, please follow the instructions on

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/python/pymssql/step-1-configure-development-environment-for-pymssql-python-development?view=sql-server-2017

ie: Download the wheel-file, place it in the same folder where the python.exe is, move to that folder and run

pip install pymssql-2.1.3-cp36-cp36m-win_amd64.whl