Message 160715 - Python tracker
> Building with VS 2008 isn't officially supported anymore. If users > want to continue to use VS 2008, they need to contribute patches. Well, VS 2010 is probably a multi-GB download and install. Besides, having to juggle between two different VS versions will quickly become confusing. Speaking as a non-native Windows developer, there are enough hoops I must jump through to do occasional testing under a Windows VM. So I might simply stop caring.