Having issues with python installing LDAP module. Anyone know what the error here is? Sorry if I'm asking in the wrong place

Question

Firstly apologize if this is the wrong spot to ask. I'm trying to make a script to connect LDAP in order to make a script for retrieving user info in Active Directory. I'm having an issue with installing the LDAP module. I was hesitant for asking here and have been trying for quite some time. Below is the error I keep getting. Let me know if you have any suggestions.

(venv)C:\\Users\\blong\\PycharmProjects\\untitled>python -m pip install python-ldap Collecting python-ldap Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ea/93/596f875e003c770447f4b 99267820a0c769dd2dc3ae3ed19afe460fcbad0/python-ldap-3.2.0.tar.gz Requirement already satisfied: pyasn1>=0.3.7 in c:\\users\\blie\\pycharmprojects\\unti tled\\venv\\lib\\site-packages (from python-ldap) (0.4.5) Requirement already satisfied: pyasn1_modules>=0.1.5 in c:\\users\\blie\\pycharmproje cts\\untitled\\venv\\lib\\site-packages (from python-ldap) (0.2.5) Installing collected packages: python-ldap Running setup.py install for python-ldap ... error ERROR: Complete output from command 'C:\\Users\\blie\\PycharmProjects\\untitled\\ve nv\\Scripts\\python.exe' -u -c 'import setuptools, tokenize; file ='"'"'C:\\Users\\ \\blie\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-d7g4ghvn\\python- ldap\\setup.py'"'"';f=ge tattr(tokenize, '"'"'open'"'"', open) ( file );code=f.read().replace('"'"'\\r\\n'"' "', '"'"'\\n'"'"');f.close();exec(compile(code, file , '"'"'exec'"'"'))' install --record 'C:\\Users\\blie\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-record-u_hnxged\\install- record.txt ' --single-version-externally-managed --compile --install-headers 'C:\\Users\\blie\\P ycharmProjects\\untitled\\venv\\include\\site\\python3.7\\python-ldap': ERROR: running install running build running build_py creating build\\lib.win32-3.7 copying Lib\\ldapurl.py -> build\\lib.win32-3.7 copying Lib\\ldif.py -> build\\lib.win32-3.7 creating build\\lib.win32-3.7\\ldap copying Lib\\ldap\\async.py -> build\\lib.win32-3.7\\ldap copying Lib\\ldap\\asyncsearch.py -> build\\lib.win32-3.7\\ldap copying Lib\\ldap\\cidict.py -> build\\lib.win32-3.7\\ldap copying Lib\\ldap\\compat.py -> build\\lib.win32-3.7\\ldap copying Lib\\ldap\\constants.py -> build\\lib.win32-3.7\\ldap copying Lib\\ldap\\dn .py -> build\\lib.win32-3.7\\ldap copying Lib\\ldap\\filter.py -> build\\lib.win32-3.7\\ldap copying Lib\\ldap\\functions.py -> build\\lib.win32-3.7\\ldap copying Lib\\ldap\\ldapobject.py -> build\\lib.win32-3.7\\ldap copying Lib\\ldap\\logger.py -> build\\lib.win32-3.7\\ldap copying Lib\\ldap\\modlist.py -> build\\lib.win32-3.7\\ldap copying Lib\\ldap\\pkginfo.py -> build\\lib.win32-3.7\\ldap copying Lib\\ldap\\resiter.py -> build\\lib.win32-3.7\\ldap copying Lib\\ldap\\sasl.py -> build\\lib.win32-3.7\\ldap copying Lib\\ldap\\syncrepl.py -> build\\lib.win32-3.7\\ldap copying Lib\\ldap__init__.py -> build\\lib.win32-3.7\\ldap creating build\\lib.win32-3.7\\ldap\\controls copying Lib\\ldap\\controls\\deref.py -> build\\lib.win32-3.7\\ldap\\controls copying Lib\\ldap\\controls\\libldap.py -> build\\lib.win32-3.7\\ldap\\controls copying Lib\\ldap\\controls\\openldap.py -> build\\lib.win32-3.7\\ldap\\controls copying Lib\\ldap\\controls\\pagedresults.py -> build\\lib.win32- 3.7\\ldap\\controls

copying Lib\ldap\controls\ppolicy.py -> build\lib.win32-3.7\ldap\controls
copying Lib\ldap\controls\psearch.py -> build\lib.win32-3.7\ldap\controls
copying Lib\ldap\controls\pwdpolicy.py -> build\lib.win32- 
3.7\ldap\controls
copying Lib\ldap\controls\readentry.py -> build\lib.win32- 
3.7\ldap\controls
copying Lib\ldap\controls\sessiontrack.py -> build\lib.win32- 
3.7\ldap\controls

copying Lib\ldap\controls\simple.py -> build\lib.win32-3.7\ldap\controls
copying Lib\ldap\controls\sss.py -> build\lib.win32-3.7\ldap\controls
copying Lib\ldap\controls\vlv.py -> build\lib.win32-3.7\ldap\controls
copying Lib\ldap\controls\__init__.py -> build\lib.win32-3.7\ldap\controls
creating build\lib.win32-3.7\ldap\extop
copying Lib\ldap\extop\dds.py -> build\lib.win32-3.7\ldap\extop
copying Lib\ldap\extop\__init__.py -> build\lib.win32-3.7\ldap\extop
creating build\lib.win32-3.7\ldap\schema
copying Lib\ldap\schema\models.py -> build\lib.win32-3.7\ldap\schema
copying Lib\ldap\schema\subentry.py -> build\lib.win32-3.7\ldap\schema
copying Lib\ldap\schema\tokenizer.py -> build\lib.win32-3.7\ldap\schema
copying Lib\ldap\schema\__init__.py -> build\lib.win32-3.7\ldap\schema
creating build\lib.win32-3.7\slapdtest
copying Lib\slapdtest\_slapdtest.py -> build\lib.win32-3.7\slapdtest
copying Lib\slapdtest\__init__.py -> build\lib.win32-3.7\slapdtest
running egg_info
writing Lib\python_ldap.egg-info\PKG-INFO
writing dependency_links to Lib\python_ldap.egg-info\dependency_links.txt
writing requirements to Lib\python_ldap.egg-info\requires.txt
writing top-level names to Lib\python_ldap.egg-info\top_level.txt
reading manifest file 'Lib\python_ldap.egg-info\SOURCES.txt'
reading manifest template 'MANIFEST.in'
no previously-included directories found matching 'Doc\.build'
writing manifest file 'Lib\python_ldap.egg-info\SOURCES.txt'
creating build\lib.win32-3.7\slapdtest\certs
copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\README -> build\lib.win32-3.7\slapdtest\certs
copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\ca.conf -> build\lib.win32-3.7\slapdtest\certs
copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\ca.pem -> build\lib.win32-3.7\slapdtest\certs
copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\client.conf -> build\lib.win32- 
3.7\slapdtest\certs

copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\client.key -> build\lib.win32- 
3.7\slapdtest\certs
copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\client.pem -> build\lib.win32- 
3.7\slapdtest\certs
copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\gencerts.sh -> build\lib.win32- 
3.7\slapdtest\certs

copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\gennssdb.sh -> build\lib.win32- 
3.7\slapdtest\certs
copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\server.conf -> build\lib.win32- 
3.7\slapdtest\certs
copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\server.key -> build\lib.win32- 
3.7\slapdtest\certs
copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\server.pem -> build\lib.win32- 
3.7\slapdtest\certs
running build_ext
building '_ldap' extension
error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 is required. Get it with "Microsoft 
Visual C++ Build Tools": https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/
----------------------------------------
ERROR: Command 
"'C:\Users\blong\PycharmProjects\untitled\venv\Scripts\python.exe' -u -c 
'import setuptools, 
tokenize;__file__='"'"'C:\\Users\\blie\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-i
nstall-d7g4ghvn\\python-ldap\\setup.py'"'"';f=getattr(tokenize, 
'"'"'open'"'"', open)(__file__);code=f.read().replace('"'"'\r\n'"'"', 
'"'"'\n'"'"');f.close();exec(compile(cod
e, __file__, '"'"'exec'"'"'))' install --record 
'C:\Users\blie\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-record-u_hnxged\install-record.txt' 
--single-version-externally-managed --compile --inst
all-headers 

'C:\\Users\\blie\\PycharmProjects\\untitled\\venv\\include\\site\\python3.7\\python- ldap'" failed with error code 1 in C:\\Users\\blie\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip- install-d7g4ghv n\\python-ldap\\

Answer 1

Try this:

pip install pipwin
pipwin install python-ldap

pipwin installs precompiled Windows binaries provided by Christoph Gohlke.