Installing and Updating Cygwin for 64-bit versions of Windows Run setup-x86_64.exe any time you want to update or install a Cygwin package for 64-bit windows. The signature for setup-x86_64.exe can be used to verify the validity of this binary using this public key. Before you begin, install VisualGDB 5.1 or later and install Cygwin including the following packages: Start Visual Studio and launch the VisualGDB MinGW/Cygwin Project Wizard: Select “Create a new project -> A Cygwin Python module”: Select the location of your Cygwin toolchain.

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Installing binary extensions¶. Python has typically relied heavily on source based distribution, with end users being expected to compile extension modules from source as part of the installation process.
How to install new packages on Cygwin? Ask Question 145. How can I get apt-get to install python packages for a different version of python?
Once installed, invoke Python in Cygwin by typing “python -i” without the quotation marks. Set Up the Python IDE If you choose to install a full version of Python and set up the development environment in Cygwin, you need to install both Cygwin and Python individually.

I would like to install Python 2.5 on Cygwin. (EDIT: I need Python 2.5 in particular, and I am aware that Cygwin setup offers 2.7 and 3.2. I installed those using the GUI and they appear to be fine.)

Python 2.5 not included with the latest installation of Cygwin 1.7, so I've been trying to install from source. However, I'm getting the following error:

I am having trouble understanding what the error is in the Makefile. Here are the relevant lines (467-474):

I would appreciate it if someone could explain the error and how to fix it.

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Cygwin currently offers

How To Install Python 3.5 On Windows

Since you have not said what is wrong with these, I will assume you did not know about them. Having said that, you can install like this

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or use the GUI.

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