Description

When installing dependencies on Windows using Python 3.12, the installation fails while building pandas==2.1.0.

Error Message

ERROR: Could not find vswhere.exe

Cause

Pip attempts to build pandas from source because precompiled wheels are not available for Python 3.12 on Windows, which requires Visual Studio C++ Build Tools.

Suggested Solution

• Recommend using Python 3.10 or 3.11 in the README
• Add a Windows-specific troubleshooting note

Environment

• OS: Windows
• Python version: 3.12.3