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292 Check :file:`PC/readme.txt` for general information on the build process.
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299 `Python + Windows + distutils + SWIG + gcc MinGW <http://sebsauvage.net/python/mingw.html>`_
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302 and without Microsoft Visual C++" by Sébastien Sauvage, 2003
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314 "Help for Windows Programmers"
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