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On Windows, python2 may work better than python3. On older systems, `$ pip
install --upgrade pip` may be necessary to get a version that can compile all
the dependencies.
Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0 is required. Get it from http://aka.ms/vcpython27
the dependencies. Most of the dependencies are published as binary wheels,
but in case your system is unable to find these, it will have to compile
them, for which Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0 may be required. Get it from
http://aka.ms/vcpython27 .
## Motivation