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errors while installing packages
#1
Cry It always occur errors when i'm trying to install wheel or any other python package. What is the reason to always occur errors like this. how can i install packages correctly
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C:\Users\Kavindu>python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel Requirement already up-to-date: pip in c:\program files (x86)\python36-32\lib\si te-packages Requirement already up-to-date: setuptools in c:\program files (x86)\python36-32 \lib\site-packages Collecting wheel Using cached wheel-0.30.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl Installing collected packages: wheel Exception: Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Python36-32\lib\site-packages\pip\basecommand.py" , line 215, in main status = self.run(options, args) File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Python36-32\lib\site-packages\pip\commands\instal l.py", line 342, in run prefix=options.prefix_path, File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Python36-32\lib\site-packages\pip\req\req_set.py" , line 784, in install **kwargs File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Python36-32\lib\site-packages\pip\req\req_install .py", line 851, in install self.move_wheel_files(self.source_dir, root=root, prefix=prefix) File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Python36-32\lib\site-packages\pip\req\req_install .py", line 1064, in move_wheel_files isolated=self.isolated, File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Python36-32\lib\site-packages\pip\wheel.py", line 345, in move_wheel_files clobber(source, lib_dir, True) File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Python36-32\lib\site-packages\pip\wheel.py", line 316, in clobber ensure_dir(destdir) File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Python36-32\lib\site-packages\pip\utils\__init__. py", line 83, in ensure_dir os.makedirs(path) File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Python36-32\lib\os.py", line 220, in makedirs mkdir(name, mode) PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Python 36-32\\Lib\\site-packages\\wheel'
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#2
Do you read the error message? It's to tell you where is the issue.

Quote:PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: ....

Run it with administrative privileges.
"As they say in Mexico 'dosvidaniya'. That makes two vidaniyas."
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#3
Run cmd as Administrator.
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#4
this might be silly thread for others..but its damn helping!!
thanks snippsat!!
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