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"Building C and C++ Extensions on Windows" docs are very out-of-date

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BPO 43804
Nosy @pfmoore, @tjguk, @zware, @zooba, @WildCard65, @shreyanavigyan
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  • python/cpython#25343
  • python/cpython#26020
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  • patch.patch: Patch File
  • Note: these values reflect the state of the issue at the time it was migrated and might not reflect the current state.

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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2021-04-11.10:51:40.717>
    labels = ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', 'OS-windows', 'docs']
    title = '"Building C and C++ Extensions on Windows" docs are very out-of-date'
    updated_at = <Date 2021-05-10.16:43:14.957>
    user = 'https://github.com/shreyanavigyan'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2021-05-10.16:43:14.957>
    actor = 'shreyanavigyan'
    assignee = 'docs@python'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['Documentation', 'Windows']
    creation = <Date 2021-04-11.10:51:40.717>
    creator = 'shreyanavigyan'
    dependencies = []
    files = ['49973']
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 43804
    keywords = ['patch']
    message_count = 19.0
    messages = ['390773', '390883', '391052', '391144', '391342', '391460', '391608', '391609', '391615', '391618', '391667', '393380', '393405', '393406', '393409', '393412', '393413', '393414', '393415']
    nosy_count = 7.0
    nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'tim.golden', 'docs@python', 'zach.ware', 'steve.dower', 'WildCard65', 'shreyanavigyan']
    pr_nums = ['25343', '26020']
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = 'patch review'
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = None
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue43804'
    versions = ['Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10', 'Python 3.11']
    

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    Research direction

    Review the existing patch.patch and historical PRs #25343 and #26020 before changing anything, since the issue is already in patch review. Compare the “Building C and C++ Extensions on Windows” documentation with current Windows build requirements; done means the page is updated and the documentation changes are validated.

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    Assessment

    Tech stack
    c, cpp, python
    Domain
    documentation, operating-systems
    Issue type
    Documentation
    Difficulty
    4/5
    Estimated time
    3-5 days
    Activity status
    Stale
    Clarity
    Needs clarification
    Newbie friendliness
    25/100

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