Suggest installing psycopg2 in windows using pip

pip is becoming the standard method for installing python packages, and now binary wheels are a better and easier option for users:
https://github.com/psycopg/psycopg2/issues/368
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Udi Oron 2015-11-10 00:35:02 +02:00 committed by Daniele Varrazzo
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pair: Install; Windows
**Microsoft Windows**
Jason Erickson maintains a packaged `Windows port of Psycopg`__ with
There are two options to install a precompiled `psycopg2` package under windows:
**Option 1:** Using `pip`__ (Included in python 2.7.9+ and python 3.4+) and a binary wheel package. Launch windows' command prompt (`cmd.exe`) and execute the following command::
pip install psycopg2
.. __: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/
**Option 2:** Jason Erickson maintains a packaged `Windows port of Psycopg`__ with
installation executable. Download. Double click. Done.
.. __: http://www.stickpeople.com/projects/python/win-psycopg/