Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler for Python 3.4

I know that there is a “Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler for Python 2.7” but is there, currently or planned, a Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler for Python 3.4 or eve Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler for Python 3.x for that matter? It would be supremely beneficial if I didn’t have to install a different version of visual studio on my entire lab.

Is there a way to check if a subprocess is still running?

I’m launching a number of subprocesses with subprocess.Popen in Python.
I’d like to check whether one such process has completed. I’ve found two ways of checking the status of a subprocess, but both seem to force the process to complete.
One is using process.communicate() and printing the returncode, as explained here: checking status of process with subprocess.Popen in Python.
Another is simply calling process.wait() and checking that it returns 0.