Script 'vsdevcmd\ext\Invalid'; could not be found while trying to compile Cython module

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Hi,


I am having trouble compiling a simple hello world Cython module. Details:

OS - Windows 10

Visual Studio Version - 2017 (15.9.14)

Python details - Virtual environment in Anaconda (Python 3.6.8 |Anaconda, Inc.| (default, Feb 21 2019, 18:30:04) [MSC v.1916 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32)

Specifically I get the following error:

(ssapy) c:\Users\joebox\Documents\projects\temp>cythonize -a -i hello_world.pyx
running build_ext
building 'hello_world' extension
creating c:\Users\joebox\Documents\projects\temp\tmpbdqyslnx\Release
creating c:\Users\joebox\Documents\projects\temp\tmpbdqyslnx\Release\Users
creating c:\Users\joebox\Documents\projects\temp\tmpbdqyslnx\Release\Users\joebox
creating c:\Users\joebox\Documents\projects\temp\tmpbdqyslnx\Release\Users\joebox\Documents
creating c:\Users\joebox\Documents\projects\temp\tmpbdqyslnx\Release\Users\joebox\Documents\projects
creating c:\Users\joebox\Documents\projects\temp\tmpbdqyslnx\Release\Users\joebox\Documents\projects\temp
cl.exe /c /nologo /Ox /W3 /GL /DNDEBUG /MD -Ic:\users\joebox\miniconda3\envs\ssapy\include -Ic:\users\joebox\miniconda3\envs\ssapy\include /Tcc:\Users\joebox\Documents\projects\temp\hello_world.c /Foc:\Users\joebox\Documents\projects\temp\tmpbdqyslnx\Release\Users\joebox\Documents\projects\temp\hello_world.obj
error: command 'cl.exe' failed: No such file or directory


I tried adding `cl.exe` to path by adding the following directory to Path "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\bin\Hostx64\x64". I also tried opening up Developer Command Prompt for VS 2017, but it opens with the following error:

[ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat] Script "vsdevcmd\ext\Invalid" could not be found.
[ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat] *** VsDevCmd.bat encountered errors. Environment may be incomplete and/or incorrect. ***
[ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat] In an uninitialized command prompt, please 'set VSCMD_DEBUG=[value]' and then re-run
[ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat] vsdevcmd.bat [args] for additional details.
[ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat] Where [value] is:
[ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat] 1 : basic debug logging
[ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat] 2 : detailed debug logging
[ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat] 3 : trace level logging. Redirection of output to a file when using this level is recommended.
[ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat] Example: set VSCMD_DEBUG=3
[ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat] vsdevcmd.bat > vsdevcmd.trace.txt 2>&1

When I open Developer Command Prompt for VS 2017 in Administrator mode and run using VSCMD_DEBUG=2, I get:

[DEBUG:VsDevCmd] Writing pre-initialization environment to C:\Users\joebox\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_vsdevcmd15_preinit_env.log
[DEBUG:VsDevCmd.bat] --------------------- VS Developer Command Prompt Environment [pre-init] ---------------------
ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\ProgramData
APPDATA=C:\Users\joebox\AppData\Roaming
CommandPromptType=Native
CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files
CommonProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files
CommonProgramW6432=C:\Program Files\Common Files
COMPUTERNAME=DESKTOP-MN90951
ComSpec=C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
DevEnvDir=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\
DriverData=C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\DriverData
ExtensionSdkDir=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Kits\10\ExtensionSDKs
Framework40Version=v4.0
FrameworkDir=C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\
FrameworkDIR32=C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\
FrameworkVersion=v4.0.30319
FrameworkVersion32=v4.0.30319
HOMEDRIVE=C:
HOMEPATH=\Users\joebox
INCLUDE=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\ATLMFC\include;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\include;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.16299.0\ucrt;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.16299.0\shared;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.16299.0\um;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.16299.0\winrt;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.16299.0\cppwinrt
LIB=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\ATLMFC\lib\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\lib\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.16299.0\ucrt\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.16299.0\um\x86;
LIBPATH=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\ATLMFC\lib\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\lib\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\lib\x86\store\references;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\UnionMetadata\10.0.16299.0;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\References\10.0.16299.0;C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319;
LOCALAPPDATA=C:\Users\joebox\AppData\Local
LOGONSERVER=\\DESKTOP-MN90951
MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH=C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\FOXIT SOFTWARE\FOXIT READER\plugins\
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=4
OneDrive=C:\Users\joebox\OneDrive
OneDriveConsumer=C:\Users\joebox\OneDrive
OS=Windows_NT
Path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\bin\HostX86\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\VC\VCPackages;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\TestWindow;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\TeamFoundation\Team Explorer;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\MSBuild\15.0\bin\Roslyn;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\10.0.16299.0\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\\MSBuild\15.0\bin;C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\Tools\;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\;C:\Strawberry\c\bin;C:\Strawberry\perl\site\bin;C:\Strawberry\perl\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\Users\joebox\Miniconda3\condabin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\bin\Hostx64\x64;C:\Users\joebox\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Users\joebox\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin;C:\Users\joebox\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin\x64\
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=AMD64
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=Intel64 Family 6 Model 69 Stepping 1, GenuineIntel
PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6
PROCESSOR_REVISION=4501
ProgramData=C:\ProgramData
ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
ProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)
ProgramW6432=C:\Program Files
PROMPT=$P$G
PSModulePath=C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules;C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules
PUBLIC=C:\Users\Public
SynaProgDir=Synaptics\SynTP
SystemDrive=C:
SystemRoot=C:\Windows
TEMP=C:\Users\joebox\AppData\Local\Temp
TMP=C:\Users\joebox\AppData\Local\Temp
UCRTVersion=10.0.16299.0
UniversalCRTSdkDir=C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\
USERDOMAIN=DESKTOP-MN90951
USERDOMAIN_ROAMINGPROFILE=DESKTOP-MN90951
USERNAME=joebox
USERPROFILE=C:\Users\joebox
VCIDEInstallDir=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\VC\
VCINSTALLDIR=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\
VCToolsInstallDir=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\
VCToolsRedistDir=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Redist\MSVC\14.16.27012\
VCToolsVersion=14.16.27023
VisualStudioVersion=15.0
VS140COMNTOOLS=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\Tools\
VS150COMNTOOLS=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\Tools\
VSCMD_ARG_app_plat=Desktop
VSCMD_ARG_HOST_ARCH=x86
VSCMD_ARG_TGT_ARCH=x86
VSCMD_DEBUG=2
VSCMD_VER=15.9.14
VSINSTALLDIR=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\
windir=C:\Windows
WindowsLibPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\UnionMetadata\10.0.16299.0;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\References\10.0.16299.0
WindowsSdkBinPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\
WindowsSdkDir=C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\
WindowsSDKLibVersion=10.0.16299.0\
WindowsSdkVerBinPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\10.0.16299.0\
WindowsSDKVersion=10.0.16299.0\
__DOTNET_ADD_32BIT=1
__DOTNET_PREFERRED_BITNESS=32
__VSCMD_PREINIT_PATH=C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\;C:\Strawberry\c\bin;C:\Strawberry\perl\site\bin;C:\Strawberry\perl\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\Users\joebox\Miniconda3\condabin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\bin\Hostx64\x64;C:\Users\joebox\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Users\joebox\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin;C:\Users\joebox\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin\x64\
[DEBUG:VsDevCmd.bat] --------------------- VS Developer Command Prompt Environment [pre-init] ---------------------
[DEBUG:core\vsdevcmd_start] initializing with arguments ''
[DEBUG:core\parse_cmd.bat] initializaing with arguments ''
[DEBUGarse_cmd] -no_ext :
[DEBUGarse_cmd] -winsdk :
[DEBUGarse_cmd] -app_platform :
[DEBUGarse_cmd] -test :
[DEBUGarse_cmd] -help :
[DEBUGarse_cmd] -arch :
[DEBUGarse_cmd] -host_arch :
[DEBUGarse_cmd] -vcvars_ver :
[DEBUGarse_cmd] -startdir :
[DEBUG:vsdevcmd_start] Parsing results...
[DEBUG:vsdevcmd_start] -clean_env :
[DEBUG:vsdevcmd_start] -test :
[DEBUG:vsdevcmd_start] -help :
[DEBUG:vsdevcmd_start] end of script: VS150COMNTOOLS="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\Tools\"
[DEBUG:vsdevcmd_start] end of script: VSINSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\"
[DEBUG:vsdevcmd_start] end of script: DevEnvDir="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\"
[DEBUG:VsDevCmd.bat] Found version "15.9.14"
[DEBUG:VsDevCmd.bat] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\devenv.isolation.ini" found. Setting VSCMD_VER="15.0".
**********************************************************************
** Visual Studio 2017 Developer Command Prompt v15.9.14
** Copyright (c) 2017 Microsoft Corporation
**********************************************************************
[DEBUG:VsDevCmd.bat] -clean_env :
[DEBUG:VsDevCmd.bat] -test :
[DEBUG:VsDevCmd.bat] VS150COMNTOOLS : "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\Tools\"
[DEBUG:VsDevCmd.bat] calling "core\dotnet.bat"
[vsdevcmd\core\dotnet.bat] initializing...
[DEBUG:core\dotnet.bat] Adding 32-bit .NET Framework Path
[DEBUG:core\dotnet.bat] Framework Preference: 32bit
[DEBUG:core\dotnet.bat] init:COMPLETE
[DEBUG:VsDevCmd.bat] calling "core\msbuild.bat"
[DEBUG:core\msbuild.bat] initializing...
[DEBUG:core\msbuild.bat] init:COMPLETE
[DEBUG:VsDevCmd.bat] calling "core\winsdk.bat"
[DEBUG:winsdk.bat] initializing...
[DEBUG:core\winsdk.bat] init:COMPLETE
[ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat] Script "vsdevcmd\ext\Invalid" could not be found.
[DEBUG:VsDevCmd.bat] calling "ext\netfxsdk.bat"
[DEBUG:ext\netfxsdk.bat] init:COMPLETE
[DEBUG:VsDevCmd.bat] calling "ext\roslyn.bat"
[DEBUG:ext\roslyn.bat] init:COMPLETE
[DEBUG:VsDevCmd.bat] calling "ext\team_explorer.bat"
[DEBUG:ext\team_explorer.bat] init:COMPLETE
[DEBUG:VsDevCmd.bat] calling "ext\testwindow.bat"
[DEBUG:ext\testwindow.bat] init:COMPLETE
[DEBUG:VsDevCmd.bat] calling "ext\vcvars.bat"
[DEBUG:vcvars.bat] VCToolsVersion = "14.16.27023"
[DEBUG:vcvars.bat] Checking architecture { host , tgt } : { x86 , x86 }
[DEBUG:vcvars.bat] Adding "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\VC\VCPackages"
__VCVARS_REDIST_VERSION=14.16.27012
[DEBUG:vcvars.bat] Could not add directory to IFCPATH: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\ifc\x86"
[DEBUG:vcvars.bat] Adding "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\bin\HostX86\x86"
[DEBUG:ext\vcvars.bat] init:COMPLETE
[DEBUG:core\vsdevcmd_end] initializing with arguments ''
[ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat] *** VsDevCmd.bat encountered errors. Environment may be incomplete and/or incorrect. ***
[ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat] In an uninitialized command prompt, please 'set VSCMD_DEBUG=[value]' and then re-run
[ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat] vsdevcmd.bat [args] for additional details.
[ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat] Where [value] is:
[ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat] 1 : basic debug logging
[ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat] 2 : detailed debug logging
[ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat] 3 : trace level logging. Redirection of output to a file when using this level is recommended.
[ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat] Example: set VSCMD_DEBUG=3
[ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat] vsdevcmd.bat > vsdevcmd.trace.txt 2>&1
[DEBUG:VsDevCmd] Writing post-execution environment to C:\Users\joebox\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_vsdevcmd15_env.log
[DEBUG:VsDevCmd.bat] --------------------- VS Developer Command Prompt Environment [post-init] ---------------------
ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\ProgramData
APPDATA=C:\Users\joebox\AppData\Roaming
CommandPromptType=Native
CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files
CommonProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files
CommonProgramW6432=C:\Program Files\Common Files
COMPUTERNAME=DESKTOP-MN90951
ComSpec=C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
DevEnvDir=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\
DriverData=C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\DriverData
ExtensionSdkDir=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Kits\10\ExtensionSDKs
Framework40Version=v4.0
FrameworkDir=C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\
FrameworkDIR32=C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\
FrameworkVersion=v4.0.30319
FrameworkVersion32=v4.0.30319
HOMEDRIVE=C:
HOMEPATH=\Users\joebox
INCLUDE=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\ATLMFC\include;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\include;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.16299.0\ucrt;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.16299.0\shared;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.16299.0\um;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.16299.0\winrt;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.16299.0\cppwinrt;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\ATLMFC\include;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\include;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.16299.0\ucrt;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.16299.0\shared;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.16299.0\um;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.16299.0\winrt;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.16299.0\cppwinrt
LIB=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\ATLMFC\lib\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\lib\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.16299.0\ucrt\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.16299.0\um\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\ATLMFC\lib\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\lib\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.16299.0\ucrt\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.16299.0\um\x86;
LIBPATH=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\ATLMFC\lib\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\lib\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\lib\x86\store\references;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\UnionMetadata\10.0.16299.0;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\References\10.0.16299.0;C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\ATLMFC\lib\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\lib\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\lib\x86\store\references;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\UnionMetadata\10.0.16299.0;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\References\10.0.16299.0;C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319;
LOCALAPPDATA=C:\Users\joebox\AppData\Local
LOGONSERVER=\\DESKTOP-MN90951
MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH=C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\FOXIT SOFTWARE\FOXIT READER\plugins\
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OneDrive=C:\Users\joebox\OneDrive
OneDriveConsumer=C:\Users\joebox\OneDrive
OS=Windows_NT
Path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\bin\HostX86\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\VC\VCPackages;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\TestWindow;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\TeamFoundation\Team Explorer;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\MSBuild\15.0\bin\Roslyn;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\10.0.16299.0\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\\MSBuild\15.0\bin;C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\Tools\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\bin\HostX86\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\VC\VCPackages;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\TestWindow;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\TeamFoundation\Team Explorer;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\MSBuild\15.0\bin\Roslyn;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\10.0.16299.0\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\\MSBuild\15.0\bin;C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\Tools\;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\;C:\Strawberry\c\bin;C:\Strawberry\perl\site\bin;C:\Strawberry\perl\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\Users\joebox\Miniconda3\condabin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\bin\Hostx64\x64;C:\Users\joebox\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Users\joebox\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin;C:\Users\joebox\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin\x64\
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC
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ProgramData=C:\ProgramData
ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
ProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)
ProgramW6432=C:\Program Files
PROMPT=$P$G
PSModulePath=C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules;C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules
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SystemRoot=C:\Windows
TEMP=C:\Users\joebox\AppData\Local\Temp
TMP=C:\Users\joebox\AppData\Local\Temp
UCRTVersion=10.0.16299.0
UniversalCRTSdkDir=C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\
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USERDOMAIN_ROAMINGPROFILE=DESKTOP-MN90951
USERNAME=joebox
USERPROFILE=C:\Users\joebox
VCIDEInstallDir=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\VC\
VCINSTALLDIR=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\
VCToolsInstallDir=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\
VCToolsRedistDir=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Redist\MSVC\14.16.27012\
VCToolsVersion=14.16.27023
VisualStudioVersion=15.0
VS140COMNTOOLS=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\Tools\
VS150COMNTOOLS=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\Tools\
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VSCMD_ARG_HOST_ARCH=x86
VSCMD_ARG_TGT_ARCH=x86
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VSCMD_VER=15.9.14
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WindowsSdkDir=C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\
WindowsSDKLibVersion=10.0.16299.0\
WindowsSdkVerBinPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\10.0.16299.0\
WindowsSDKVersion=10.0.16299.0\
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My questions are:

1) What is the foolproof way to develop Cython packages in Windows 10, using Python 3.6? What are the visual studio versions/packages I should install?

2) Does the Developer Command Prompt for VS 2017 error affecting Cython compilation?

Thank you for your time!!

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