On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 2:15 PM, Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 4:57 AM, Andreas Balogh <balo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I've installed a fresh copy of Python 3.5.0b2 and - as recommended - >> upgraded pip. I don't >> understand the reason for the permission errors as I am owner and have full >> control for >> the temporary directory created. >> >> What can I do to fix this? >> >> >> C:\Apps\Python35>pip install --upgrade pip >> File "C:\Apps\Python35\lib\shutil.py", line 377, in _rmtree_unsafe >> os.unlink(fullname) >> PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: >> 'C:\\Users\\Andreas\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-xf9kwi7g-uninstall\\apps\\python35\\scripts\\pip.exe' > > This is a problem with the way Windows locks running executables, > conflicting with the way pip wants to delete (unlink) the executable. > It appears to be a known issue by the pip people: > > https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/2773 > > One workaround is to skip the short-hand "pip" when upgrading pip > itself, and type out the command in full: > > python -m pip install --upgrade pip > > Just make sure you run the same Python (so you may need to run > "python3 -m pip etc", not sure) so it upgrades the right pip.
More accurately for Windows, you'll probably want 'py -3.5 -m pip ...'. -- Zach -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
