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authorMartin Braun <martin.braun@ettus.com>2018-07-19 16:54:00 -0700
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To force Python 3, UHD has a CMake variable `ENABLE_PYTHON3`
+\subsection python_install_windows Installing on Windows
+
+On Windows, only certain combinations of MSVC and Boost have proven functional.
+The following combinations are known to work (others might also work):
+
+- Visual Studio 2017 (version 15.7.3), Release X64 on Windows 10 with Boost
+ 1.65.1 and Boost 1.66, Python27 x64 bit.
+
+Static linking on is currently unsupported on Windows.
+
\section python_usage Using the Python API
The Python API mirrors the C++ API, so the C++ reference manual can be used to