.whl file for Python, also known as a wheel file, is a built distribution of a Python package. It’s essentially a ZIP archive with a specially crafted filename that tells installers what Python versions and platforms the wheel will support.
This repository informs users how to create a .whl file on Windows operating system automatically.
On Windows, vs_BuildTools.exe should be downloaded from Microsoft. https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vs_buildtools.exe Run the follwing command to install vs_BuildTools which automatically downloads the necessary tools. $ ./vs_BuildTools.exe --norestart --passive --downloadThenInstall --includeRecommended --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VCTools --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.MSBuildTools Download git clone for creating application wheel. For example, $ git clone https://github.com/hamiltron/py-simple-audio.git $ cd py-simple-audio Run the following command to generate wheel. $ python setup.py bdist_wheel *** is the target wheel file in dist directory. $ pip install dist/***.whl