pip install pyq fails

[karhoewun]

When I do a 'pip install pyq' from the Pycharm 2018 Community edition terminal, it fails with the following error:

File "C:\Users\bob\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-8zf3idem\pyq\setup.py", line 497, in build_extensions
        self.compiler.compile_options.remove('/MD')
    ValueError: list.remove(x): x not in list

• [ ] Which operating system are you using (if Linux, please provide flavour of it, i.e RedHat, CentOS or Ubuntu), is it 32-bit, or 64-bit?

Windows 10 Home 64-bit

• [ ] Which version of PyQ are you running? Please provide output of pyq --versions, if PyQ isn't operational, please provide Python interpreter version and PyQ version python -V; python3 -V; pip list | grep pyq:

PyQ fails to install
Python 3.6.5 :: Anaconda, Inc.

• [ ] Which version of kdb+ are you using, is it 32-bit or 64-bit?

KDB+ 3.6 64-bit

• [ ] If on 64-bit, is your QLIC set? Please provide output env | grep QLIC on linux/macOS, or set|grep QLIC on Windows.

QLIC is not defined. According to the kdb docs - "If QLIC is not defined, kdb+ falls back to QHOME (or its fallback)."

• [ ] Did you use virtual environment to install PyQ? If not, why?

Not initially although I just tried in a venv and get the same error.

• [ ] Where is your QHOME? Please provide output env | grep QHOME on linux/macOS, or set|grep QHOME on Windows.

C:\q\

• [ ] Do you use Conda? If so, what version?

Python 3.6.5 :: Anaconda, Inc.

[sashkab]

Could you please confirm that you have Microsoft Build Tools for Visual Studio 2017 installed. Then please use terminal app, not pycharm to install PyQ. Please provide full output of

/path/to/your/bin/python3.6 -mpip install pyq 

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