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Pycups pip installation error  #61

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@Roboflex30

Hi, I am trying to print a file in one of my 3 printers( I want the printers to be selected dynamically i.e. as per my use). But I am getting an error. The error goes as follows
**Collecting pycups
Using cached pycups-2.0.4.tar.gz (65 kB)
Preparing metadata (setup.py) ... done
Building wheels for collected packages: pycups
Building wheel for pycups (setup.py) ... error
error: subprocess-exited-with-error

× python setup.py bdist_wheel did not run successfully.
│ exit code: 1
╰─> [1 lines of output]
error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 or greater is required. Get it with "Microsoft C++ Build Tools": https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/
[end of output]

note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
ERROR: Failed building wheel for pycups
Running setup.py clean for pycups
Failed to build pycups
ERROR: Could not build wheels for pycups, which is required to install pyproject.toml-based projects**

Can someone help me with this? I am using below code for my use case
import cups

def print_file(file_path, printer_name):

conn = cups. Connection()

printers = conn.getPrinters()

if printer_name in printers:
    try:
        conn.printFile(printer_name, file_path, "Print Job", {})
        print("File sent to printer successfully.")
    except cups.IPPError as e:
        print(f"Error printing file: {e}")
else:
    print(f"Printer '{printer_name}' not found.")

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