It doesn't really matter when it comes to Python, for the most part. Most big packages now distribute wheels which include pre-compiled binaries. I.e. no need f

It doesn't really matter when it comes to Python, for the most part. Most big packages now distribute wheels which include pre-compiled binaries. I.e. no need for a compilation toolchain on Python. It's been like this for a year or so, I think, and continuously getting better.