In this tutorial file by Tensorflow the following line is found (line 45) to load the word2vec "extension":
word2vec = tf.load_op_library(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), 'word2vec_ops.so'))
I am using Windows 10, and as also is pointed out in this SO question, .so-files are for Linux.
What is the equivalent extension to load on Windows?
Also, I don't understand why so much else is included in Tensorflow upon installation but Word2Vec has to be built locally. In documentation, Installing TensorFlow on Windows, there is no mention of having to build these extensions.
Was this an old practice that has now changed and everything is shipped with the installation? If so, how does that change apply to the word2vec module in the example?