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http://sourceforge.net/projects/aaf/files/AAF-devel-libs/1.1.6
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If your platform isn't there then you'll need to download the full AAF SDK
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and build it yourself.
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.. note::
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On Windows if you use the prebuild AAF-devel-libs you may
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require the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86_, x64_).
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Also required is Visual Studio or `Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler for Python 2.7`__.
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On Windows the prebuild AAF-devel-libs need the
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Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86_, x64_).
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For Python <= 3.2 you will need the `Visual C++ Compiler for Python 2.7`_ or Visual Studio 2008.
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For Python >= 3.3 you will need the `Windows 7 SDK`_ or Visual Studio 2010.
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To setup the Windows SDK for python I'd recommend following `this guide here`_.
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.. _x86: https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=5555
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.. _x64: https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=14632
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__ https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=44266
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.. _Visual C++ Compiler for Python 2.7: https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=44266
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.. _Windows 7 SDK: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3138
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.. _this guide here: http://blog.ionelmc.ro/2014/12/21/compiling-python-extensions-on-windows/#for-python-3-4
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If your platform isn't there then you'll need to download the full SDK
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and build it yourself.
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To build inplace and test.
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$ git clone https://github.com/markreidvfx/pyaaf.git
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$ cd pyaaf
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$ export AAF_ROOT=path/to/root/of/AAF-devel-libs
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$ python setup.py install
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$ python setup.py build_ext --inplace
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$ nosetest
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