- Windows operating system, either 10 or 11
- Python 3.13
You are trying to install pymssql, and
You hit this error message: fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'sqlfront.h': No such file or directory
The quick answer for this issue is:
- Downgrade your Python to version 3.12. You can easily get it from Microsoft Store.
- After that, run this command to install pymssql as usual: pip install pymssql
Note: Please don't waste your time for that freetds thingy.. it won't work. A lot of links shared via stackoverflow forums already being removed or outdated.
