Python Help (manim)

Question

So I have been wanting to use a Python animation library called manim. To use it (I am on Windows), I used the command:
python -m pip install manimlib

Then I pretty much installed all other libraries that are required. Then I come to it pycairo. I get an error saying that I need Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0

That's fine. I went and tried to install it but I only got Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable version 14.21.27702. I went ahead to install it and went back to command prompt and rerun the command but to no avail.

I tried following instructions from StackOverflow and the library owner's instructions from the GitHub but I can't get rid of that annoying error.

Installing the wheel did no help either. What do you recommend that I do? Would love to hear from you guys. Thanks!

Answer 1

Deepak Kumar will Visual Studio 2019 do as well? Because Visual Studio 15 seems a bit outdated.

Answer 2

Prometheus {#Stand_out_from_the_crowd} 🇸🇬 I got the same problem one day. And I found a answer at stakoverflow mentioning the link for MS C++ build tools. That simply solved my problem. I hope that it will work for you also.

This is a part of the Visual studio but you don't have to install VS with that link

Gimme few minutes to find that link

NOTE: If you are using python 3.8 then there are some problems installing libraries

EDIT:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44951456/pip-error-microsoft-visual-c-14-0-is-required/44953739 (2nd answer)

Download this: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=691126&fixForIE=.exe

Answer 3

Sεηιrυ ραsαη I use Python 3.7.2

Answer 4

Yes it will work too

Answer 5

You need to install Visual Studio 15.

I also faced this problem and problem solved with installation of Visual Studio.

This software already has Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0

Answer 6

Check it on youtube https://youtu.be/ZltiKHFWmv8
Follow the steps carefully and make sure you install the python version 3.7 with the appropriate auxiliary apps