Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools

When you install a library through pip on Windows, sometimes you may encounter this error:

error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 or greater is required. Get it with "Microsoft C++ Build Tools": https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/

This means the library you're installing has code written in other languages and needs additional tools to install. To install these tools, follow the following steps: (Requires 6GB+ disk space)

1. Open https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/. 2. Click Download Build Tools >. A file named vs_BuildTools or vs_BuildTools.exe should start downloading. If no downloads start after a few seconds, click click here to retry. 3. Run the downloaded file. Click Continue to proceed. 4. Choose C++ build tools and press Install. You may need a reboot after the installation. 5. Try installing the library via pip again.