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@@ -133,22 +133,11 @@ Installing a C compiler
 Pandas uses C extensions (mostly written using Cython) to speed up certain
 operations. To install pandas from source, you need to compile these C
 extensions, which means you need a C compiler. This process depends on which
-platform you're using. Follow the `CPython contributing guide
-<https://devguide.python.org/setup/#compile-and-build>`_ for getting a
-compiler installed. You don't need to do any of the ``./configure`` or ``make``
-steps; you only need to install the compiler.
-
-For Windows developers, when using Python 3.5 and later, it is sufficient to
-install `Visual Studio 2017 <https://visualstudio.com/>`_ with the
-**Python development workload** and the **Python native development tools**
-option. Otherwise, the following links may be helpful.
-
-* https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/pythonengineering/2017/03/07/python-support-in-vs2017/
-* https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/pythonengineering/2016/04/11/unable-to-find-vcvarsall-bat/
-* https://github.com/conda/conda-recipes/wiki/Building-from-Source-on-Windows-32-bit-and-64-bit
-* https://cowboyprogrammer.org/building-python-wheels-for-windows/
-* https://blog.ionelmc.ro/2014/12/21/compiling-python-extensions-on-windows/
-* https://support.enthought.com/hc/en-us/articles/204469260-Building-Python-extensions-with-Canopy
+platform you're using.
+
+* Windows: https://devguide.python.org/setup/#windows-compiling
+* Mac: https://devguide.python.org/setup/#macos
+* Unix: https://devguide.python.org/setup/#unix-compiling
 
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