Re: [Swftools-common] Help with gfx please

[manjunath jinuru]

Chris Oquendo <address@hidden> writes:

> 
> 
> I am having trouble with the installation of the gfx module for python. 
>  
> I went to the site http://www.swftools.org/gfx_tutorial.html 
> I then proceeded to install the development snapshot swftools-2011-01-23-
1815.exe from the http://www.swftools.org/download.html page.
>  
> Installation finished but then when I go run the setup.py build and setup.py 
install I don't get the module gfx.  
>  
> Obviously I am messing something up in the process and would love if someone 
could help me get the module installed. 
>  
> Did I not get the correct download file?  Is there a different download file 
> I 
should use?
> am I installing the program in the wrong place?  Should it be installed under 
my Python2.7 folder?
>  
> I need to load the module to extract text from pdf created with Identity-H 
encoded fonts.
>  
> Thank you in advance!
> 
> Christian O.
> 



C:\Documents and Settings\mjinuru\My Documents\Downloads\swftools-2013-02-19-
1826>python setup.py install
Creating config.h...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "setup.py", line 241, in <module>
    config.create_config()
  File "setup.py", line 215, in create_config
    value = self.system_has_property(name)
  File "setup.py", line 188, in system_has_property
    if self.test_code("", s):
  File "setup.py", line 104, in test_code
    cc.compile(["setup_test.c"], include_dirs=cc.include_dirs)
  File "C:\Python26\lib\distutils\msvc9compiler.py", line 458, in compile
    self.initialize()
  File "C:\Python26\lib\distutils\msvc9compiler.py", line 368, in initialize
    vc_env = query_vcvarsall(VERSION, plat_spec)
  File "C:\Python26\lib\distutils\msvc9compiler.py", line 260, in 
query_vcvarsall
    raise DistutilsPlatformError("Unable to find vcvarsall.bat")
distutils.errors.DistutilsPlatformError: Unable to find vcvarsall.bat


I have also downloaded the library from the list given above by chirstian,
when try to install i get the above written error.

Somebody please help! since im new to coding with python and want to get 
familiar with python.