not quite minimalistic enough  

pywin32

https://github.com/mhammond/pywin32.git

How to build pywin32 with current Visual Studio:

  1. Install Visual Studio 2017. Include the Windows 8.1 SDK.
  2. Start VS developer command prompt
  3. git clone https://github.com/mhammond/pywin32.git
  4. set MSSDK_INCLUDE=C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\include
  5. set MSSDK_LIB=C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\lib\winv6.3\um
  6. python.exe setup.py build
  7. Sacrifice a small domestic or farmyard animal
  8. python.exe setup.py build
  9. If you want it badly enough, try scaling up the sacrifices. It won’t help, though.

And remember: To make a debug build, you not only have to have the debug version of Python installed, but you must use it to run setup.py .

Written on August 4, 2018