How to solve "error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 or greater is required" when installing Python packages?

Go to this link and download Microsoft C++ Build Tools:
https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/

Open the installer, then follow the steps.

You might have something like this, just download it or resume.

If updating above doesn't work then you need to configure or make some updates here. You can make some updates here too by clicking "Modify".

Check that and download what you need there or you might find that you just need to update Microsoft Visual C++ as stated on the error, but I also suggest updating everything there because you might still need it on your future programs. I think those with the C++ as I've done that before and had a similar problem just like that when installing a python package for creating WorldCloud visualization.

UPDATE: December 28, 2020

You can also follow these steps here:

1. Select: Workloads → Desktop development with C++
2. Then for Individual Components, select only:
   • Windows 10 SDK
   • C++ x64/x86 build tools

You can also achieve the same automatically using the following command:

vs_buildtools.exe --norestart --passive --downloadThenInstall --includeRecommended --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VCTools --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.MSBuildTools

Reference:
https://www.scivision.dev/python-windows-visual-c-14-required

1. Upgrade your pip with: python -m pip install --upgrade pip

2. Upgrade your wheel with: pip install --upgrade wheel

3. Upgrade your setuptools with: pip install --upgrade setuptools

4. close the terminal

5. try installing the pacakage again.

Boom !!! it works.

2020 - redist/build tools for Visual C++

silent installs can be done using the following two commands :

vs_buildtools__370953915.1537938681.exe --quiet --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VCTools

and

VC_redist.x64.exe  /q /norestart

I tried everything and then finally, downgrading from python 3.10 to 3.9 is what worked. (I noticed it in this comment, but it is a bit different scenario: https://stackoverflow.com/a/70617749/17664284 )

Tried Prason's approach. Also tried the fix suggested here

1. conda install -c conda-forge implicit
2. pip install --upgrade gensim

check if no older version of Microsoft Visual C++ are installed. If so uninstall them.

I encounered the above-mentionned problem when using virtualenv. Using conda environment instead solved the problem. Conda automatically installs vs2015_runtime which compiles the wheels with no problem.