Python 3.13 on Windows11 - "pip install psycopg2-binary" is erroring, asking me to install the C++ 14.0 compiler

[ChristopherMaurer]

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Please complete the following information:

• OS: Windows 11
• Psycopg version: I don't know - it does not install
• Python version: 3.13
• PostgreSQL version: 16

Problem Description
installing psycopg2-binary is supposed to not require a C++ compiler, but it tries to build it anyway. Then asks me to install 1.6GB of Microsoft C++ compiler.

================= Output Display From pip install psycopg2========================
python -m pip install psycopg2-binary
Collecting psycopg2-binary
Using cached psycopg2-binary-2.9.9.tar.gz (384 kB)
Installing build dependencies ... done
Getting requirements to build wheel ... done
Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml) ... done
Building wheels for collected packages: psycopg2-binary
Building wheel for psycopg2-binary (pyproject.toml) ... error
error: subprocess-exited-with-error

× Building wheel for psycopg2-binary (pyproject.toml) did not run successfully.
│ exit code: 1
╰─> [18 lines of output]
running bdist_wheel
running build
running build_py
creating build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-313\psycopg2
copying lib\errorcodes.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-313\psycopg2
copying lib\errors.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-313\psycopg2
copying lib\extensions.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-313\psycopg2
copying lib\extras.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-313\psycopg2
copying lib\pool.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-313\psycopg2
copying lib\sql.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-313\psycopg2
copying lib\tz.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-313\psycopg2
copying lib_ipaddress.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-313\psycopg2
copying lib_json.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-313\psycopg2
copying lib_range.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-313\psycopg2
copying lib_init_.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-313\psycopg2
running build_ext
building 'psycopg2._psycopg' extension
error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 or greater is required. Get it with "Microsoft C++ Build Tools": https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/
[end of output]

note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
ERROR: Failed building wheel for psycopg2-binary
Failed to build psycopg2-binary
ERROR: ERROR: Failed to build installable wheels for some pyproject.toml based projects (psycopg2-binary)

[ChristopherMaurer]

Error msg includes "Using cached psycopg2-binary-2.9.9.tar.gz (384 kB)". I guess that means it was trying to install 2.9.9 version.

[frenzymadness]

The reason is that psycopg2-binary does not yet provide pre-compiled wheels for Python 3.13. See the available wheels here: https://pypi.org/project/psycopg2-binary/#files

[dvarrazzo]

Duplicate of #1692, to be fixed by #1729.

[AgungPN]

is that issue release already? Cause I still have problem while try python:3.13 by docker with psycopg2.

When I check in pypi latest release still "Released: Oct 3, 2023"

[AthosAlex]

ERROR: Failed to build installable wheels for some pyproject.toml based projects (psycopg2-binary).md