Is Python on Windows built by MSVC from the docker image?

[leofang]

Comment:

I noticed that conda-forge's Python was built with vs2017, and for some reason the version 14.29.30133 was used (search its build log) instead of the ones distributed on conda-forge (30133 is not an available version). So it seems we're using the docker image's MSVC. Is this expected?

[isuruf]

As @h-vetinari said in the issue, we don't distribute the compiler in conda-forge due to licensing reasons.

[leofang]

@isuruf Do you mind expanding a bit more on this? I don't follow why license has to do with my question.

[isuruf]

We don't distribute MSVC compilers, so we use the ones in the Azure image. (We don't distribute docker images nor do we use docker on windows.)

[leofang]

Ah ok got it, right it was not correct to mention docker. But the situation here is basically like nvcc from CUDA. Thanks, Isuru.